Charlie Chaplin, an actor loved by all, died in his sleep on Christmas day in Vevey, Switzerland. He died in 1877.His cause of death was natural. A few months later, Charlie’s coffin (containing him) was stolen. A few days later, the Chaplin family started receiving ransoms for the return of his body. The family refused. The gang was a mix of Polish and Bulgarian. His body was found near Lake Geneva eleven weeks after the robbers were caught.
When Oona Chaplin received these ransoms, she refused to pay, but she did work with the police to catch the robbers. When demand dropped from $600,000 to $250,000, the police figured out that the calls were coming from a local pay phone. Police set traps to catch the body-snatchers. More than 100 policemen were surrounding the pay phones to catch the robbers.
The robbers were caught, and Chaplin’s body was recovered. They found Chaplin’s body near Lake Geneva. The body was found eleven weeks after the robbers were caught and the body was re-buried under two meters of concrete to stop any other attempts of grave robbery.
The Chaplin family, shaken by events, now had some peace. His widow, Oona, was glad she didn’t consider ransom. So far, there have been no more further attempts.
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