Moss Used as Forensic Evidence to Convict Cemetery Workers in Illinois

• FBI investigators and scientists used common pocket moss (Fissidens taxifolius) to help convict four Illinois cemetery workers accused of illegally moving and reselling graves.
• The moss, found near relocated remains and in the suspected original burial site, helped link the locations.
• Analysis of chlorophyll in the moss also dated it to one to two years old, placing the disturbance during the defendants' employment.

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