Body of TV quizmaster snatched from grave Body of TV quizmaster snatched from grave

Leogeddon · 01-26-2011, 08:03 PM

ROME — The body of Mike Bongiorno, who was Italy's top quiz show host for more than 50 years and a close friend of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, was stolen from his grave, officials said Tuesday.

Bongiorno, who died in September 2009 at the age of 85, was buried in Arona, near Milan. A pensioner who regularly visits the cemetery alerted police that the grave had been violated and emptied. Italian media said no ransom had been demanded so far.

Bongiorno, a fixture in Italian television since its first broadcast in the 1950s, helped Berlusconi launch commercial television in the 1970s.

It is not the first time that the body of a famous personality has been snatched in Italy.

In 2001, in a cemetery near the one where Bongiorno was buried, the corpse of investment banker Enrico Cuccia was stolen and a ransom demanded. The thieves were identified and arrested.

*Katie* · 01-26-2011, 08:20 PM

Why the hell would someone snatch a 2 year old corpse? That's so disgusting. Sick people.

Kind of reminds me of this story of a guy in Key West who was so in love with this girl (and she never knew) that when she died he snatched the body, "married" it, and kept it dressed in a wedding gown in his bed (and you know what he was doing) for 25 years before her family found him.

SICK

Leogeddon · 01-26-2011, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Katie

Why the hell would someone snatch a 2 year old corpse? That's so disgusting. Sick people.

Kind of reminds me of this story of a guy in Key West who was so in love with this girl (and she never knew) that when she died he snatched the body, "married" it, and kept it dressed in a wedding gown in his bed (and you know what he was doing) for 25 years before her family found him.

SICK

I remember that story, it was something along the lines of calling it a doll girl or something like that, where he would use as many preservatives as possible to keep her from rotting, then when it was useless he would replace the rotting organs with replacements and would keep her genitals lubes and had something inside to keep it in tact.

*BubblyShell22* · 01-28-2011, 08:46 AM

That is one sick person to do that to someone. Ugh.

01-26-2011, 08:03 PM	#1
Leogeddon Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 502	Body of TV quizmaster snatched from grave Body of TV quizmaster snatched from grave ROME — The body of Mike Bongiorno, who was Italy's top quiz show host for more than 50 years and a close friend of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, was stolen from his grave, officials said Tuesday. Bongiorno, who died in September 2009 at the age of 85, was buried in Arona, near Milan. A pensioner who regularly visits the cemetery alerted police that the grave had been violated and emptied. Italian media said no ransom had been demanded so far. Bongiorno, a fixture in Italian television since its first broadcast in the 1950s, helped Berlusconi launch commercial television in the 1970s. It is not the first time that the body of a famous personality has been snatched in Italy. In 2001, in a cemetery near the one where Bongiorno was buried, the corpse of investment banker Enrico Cuccia was stolen and a ransom demanded. The thieves were identified and arrested. __________________ Click me for group discussion!

01-26-2011, 08:20 PM	#2
Katie Just...way too serious. Join Date: May 2005 Location: purgatory Posts: 3,519	Why the hell would someone snatch a 2 year old corpse? That's so disgusting. Sick people. Kind of reminds me of this story of a guy in Key West who was so in love with this girl (and she never knew) that when she died he snatched the body, "married" it, and kept it dressed in a wedding gown in his bed (and you know what he was doing) for 25 years before her family found him. SICK __________________ THE WORLD IS JUST AWESOME

01-28-2011, 08:46 AM	#4
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	That is one sick person to do that to someone. Ugh. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.