$100,000 or More of Damage to Cemetery

Someone toppled more than 100 headstones at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery over the weekend in what may be the most expensive act of vandalism at a Catholic graveyard in the St. Louis area.

"I've talked to some people, and this is possibly the worst ever, in terms of damage," said Monsignor Dennis M. Delaney, director designate of Catholic cemeteries for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.

Repairs may run to or beyond $100,000, officials said Monday.
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A section where priests are buried seemed especially hard-hit, with about a dozen large granite crosses knocked or pulled over. A rope was left tied to one of them.

This damage was done by cowards, no doubt...