Burr Oak Set To Re-Open Aug. 1
Burr Oak Cemetery is expected to re-open Aug.1, 2009 although some sections will remain closed for criminal investigation.
Meanwhile, newly appointed caretaker Roman Szabelski plans to create a computerized database of records to help relatives determine where their loved ones are buried. Officials estimate at least 300 of 100,000 graves were tampered with.
Investigators still say they may never be able to identify all of the remains, largely due to poor record keeping. A particularly disturbing example of this can be found in “Baby Land,” an area of the cemetery Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says appears to be missing. No maps for the area exist and several families allege they can no longer find headstones for children buried there.