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Vandals steal, destroy more than 50 headstones in cemetery, owner says

Summary by KCRG
Blank spaces now fill some of the cemetery grounds where headstones once marked lives laid to rest at Woodlawn Celestial Gardens in Compton, California.

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In an event that seems more like something out of a horror movie than real life, the historic Woodlawn Celestial Gardens Cemetery in Compton, California, was vandalized: more than 50 headstones were destroyed or stolen, according to owner Celestina Bishop. What happened on the night of October 26 at the California cemetery? Security cameras captured an individual entering the cemetery at night, pushing a wheelchair, while trying to dislodge the …

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KCRG broke the news in Cedar Rapids, United States on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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