Skull theft may be linked to religion
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Terri Sanginiti and Maureen Milford in The News Journal report on skull thefts in Wilmington Delaware.
The thieves left the way they came, taking only Bradford's skull. Left behind was the woman's headless skeleton sitting upright, Wilmington police said. …
Police are looking into the possibility that the theft of Bradford's skull and the break-in of another mausoleum last year at Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington might be tied to a religion called Palo Mayombe, which originated in West Africa.
In the Palo religion, human skulls are prized for casting spells and fulfilling certain rituals to ward off evil or to gain power and wealth.
Grave robbers may be among those who perform macabre rituals of Palo
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1 · Posted by: Nkele on June 16, 2005 01:09 AM
Nsala Maleiku, as we say. I'm a priestess in the Congo traditions and let me assure you the skull theft is related to religious practices. While not all members of our secret society have a human skull in out “nganga” it is a generally accepted practice that well…is not entierly accepted outside the society. Let me clarify one point, we do not take human remains to “make potions” we actually take good care of remains as they are exreamly valuable to our spiritual growth. Just my two cents