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exhumation stories: 4 news summaries

NY Wrong-Way Driver to Be Exhumed

Family hopes testing will prove Diane Schuler wasn't drunk

Sep 2, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(AP) - The body of Diane Schuler will exhumed in a bid by her family to disprove findings that the 36-year-old was drunk when she drove her minivan the wrong way on a New York freeway last month, causing a crash that killed eight people, said the family's lawyer on Larry King ... More »

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diabetes • car accident • autopsy • drunk driving • exhumation • Diane Schuler

 No Rest for the ... Faithful? 
Italy's Padre Pio On Display

700K already signed up to view exhumed Italian saint

Apr 24, 08 7:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beloved saint Padre Pio, exhumed in March after 40 years, is now on display in southern Italy, where 700,000 faithful have signed up to view his remains, BBC reports. The archbishop who ran the exhumation marveled at the body: “The knees, hands, mittens, and nails are clearly visible.... More »

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Catholic Church • Italy • corpse • sainthood • exhumation • Padre Pio • stigmata

Beloved Italian Saint Exhumed

Padre Pio unearthed overnight to duck protests, legal challenge

Mar 4, 08 4:25 PM CST
(Newser) - One of Italy's most revered saints was exhumed without warning Sunday night, evading protesters and preempting a legal challenge, the Guardian reports. The body of Padre Pio was "in surprisingly good condition," said the archbishop of Puglia, where the saint's shrine draws millions of visitors every year. "... More »

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Catholic Church • Italy • saint • sainthood • exhumation • Padre Pio

Gipper's Family Seethes Over Exhumation

Paternity questions,
and Gipp, put to rest,
but not controversy

Nov 10, 07 3:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Ronald Reagan played George Gipp in a movie about the football star’s life, but now a furor has erupted over the exhumation of Gipp’s body, 87 years after his death, the New York Times reports. Relatives and residents of his Michigan hometown remain incensed about the televised... More »

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ESPN • DNA • Michigan • Ronald Reagan • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • George Gipp • paternity test • exhumation • Laurium

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