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October 04, 2008 Foot Stolen from Crash Site
November 03, 2007 Man accused of attacking body at funeral
October 29, 2007 Embalmed heads found in I-30 truck
October 23, 2007 "Dead" man applies for embalming job
October 17, 2007 Bury me with my phone, just in case
September 06, 2007 Decade of fridge for dead mum
September 02, 2007 Helmsley won't get last wish, state says
July 22, 2007 Three in Reno Accused of Targeting Victims Through Obits
July 19, 2007 Care Worker Took Picture of Dead Woman in Coffin
June 27, 2007 Widows Visit Local Cemetery
April 27, 2007 'Dead’ man found breathing on his way to the mortuary
April 03, 2007 Richards denies snorting his dad's ashes
March 24, 2007 Man advertises for tomb-mate
March 20, 2007 Driver Pleads Guilty to Stealing Coffin
March 19, 2007 Corpse Flies First Class on British Airways
February 13, 2007 Six jailed following raid at funeral home
February 01, 2007 British bus company cans driver after “funeral rage” incident
January 31, 2007 Special Assignment: MyDeathSpace
January 17, 2007 For sale: Count Dracula's castle
December 10, 2006 Woman dead 11 days behind bookcase
November 05, 2006 Man rejects plea deal in severed-hand case
September 09, 2006 Dead man kidnapped from Russian ambulance
September 06, 2006 Mystery organs sewn in corpse
August 29, 2006 Police Crack Down on Striptease Funerals
August 29, 2006 Farmers hire strippers to attract funeral crowd
August 18, 2006 German soccer team plans cemetery for die-hard fans
August 18, 2006 Undertaker sacked after date with "corpses"
August 13, 2006 Couple dig in and take fight for memorial garden to court
July 23, 2006 Anti-Abortionists Give Funeral For Fetus
July 23, 2006 Empty coffin falls off tractor trailer
July 11, 2006 Funeral home boosts health
July 10, 2006 Hearse driver fined for speeding
July 10, 2006 Talks might result in cellular tower at noted Connecticut cemetery
July 06, 2006 Piece of Man's Skull Falls Off, Draws Crowds
July 06, 2006 Stream cleaner recovers tombstone
July 04, 2006 Abandoned Arizona casket mystery solved
June 16, 2006 Cynthia Love hurt in cemetery
June 12, 2006 Family dumps coffin at company premise
June 08, 2006 Corvette driver hits mausoleum, dies in rage chase
June 06, 2006 Mayor wants brothels kept from cemeteries
June 05, 2006 Criminology Students Find Real Dead Body at Mock Crime Scene in Fort Lauderdale
June 03, 2006 Corpse falls off hearse and run over
May 27, 2006 Teacher Apologizes for Morbid Assignment
May 24, 2006 Body from burial at sea washes up on beach
May 11, 2006 Workers Find Baby's Arm in Sewage Treatment Plant
May 07, 2006 Pickled corpse tumbles out of rum barrel
May 01, 2006 Gunpoint Terror at Funeral Home
April 27, 2006 Woman's head stolen from funeral home
April 23, 2006 The 6-49 for six feet under
April 23, 2006 Attempted repossession revealed corpse
 
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taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

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