What happened to the John List House?
The original List home burned down in a mysterious fire after the List murders. He created a new identity, remarried, and moved to Colorado. It wasn’t until an “America’s Most Wanted” episode on the murders aired that he was finally caught—18 years after the murders. List died in prison in 2008 at the age of 82.
How do I find a grave plot number?
Even if the cemetery doesn’t have a website, call to ask about the location of the grave. Graves are typically organized into blocks, lots, and sections. You’ll find the number engraved on the side of the gravestone usually, or there’s some other indicator of the lot and grave number.
How did John List change his identity?
In the years after the methodical murders of his wife, mother and three children in New Jersey, John Emil List painstakingly created a new identity for himself in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. He dyed his hair and changed his name to establish new credit accounts and a phony Social Security number.
Is the list mansion still standing?
It is the town ghost story. The fire that destroyed the house a few years after the murders added to the legend, because some say a witches’ cult or devil worshipers from South Jersey set it ablaze. The new house, though, is still called “the List house” in town.
Can you put family names on a gravestone?
The rules are there to stop inappropriate markings that could make the grounds look distasteful. In most cases, there is no hard-and-fast way to inscribe a list of family names if several family members are to be buried in the same plot. Maximum sizes allowed for gravestones restrict how many names you can list, however.
Where can I find the find a grave index?
Description Index courtesy of Find A Grave, an expansive family history database of records and images from the world’s cemeteries. This collection provides limited indexed data only; for a much richer user experience, including access to photographs, portraits, biographies, and stories, follow the link on the record and visit findagrave.com.
How many family members can be buried in the same plot?
In most cases, there is no hard-and-fast way to inscribe a list of family names if several family members are to be buried in the same plot. Maximum sizes allowed for gravestones restrict how many names you can list, however.
Where is the husband’s name on a gravestone?
Convention suggests that a husband’s name is inscribed on the left and the wife’s on the right of the gravestone, as you look at the marker from the foot of the grave.