Small Town Noir is dedicated to recovering the life stories behind mug shots from the vanished golden age of one American town. The mug shots on this site were all taken in New Castle, Pennsylvania, between 1930 and 1959, and were rescued from the trash when the town’s police department threw them out.

The information that has been used to reconstruct the stories behind the pictures comes mostly from old copies of the local paper, the New Castle News.

When you’re buried, most people expect you to stay buried. However, there are instances that might require the exhumation of a body. Some people are exhumed so their remains can be moved elsewhere, whether to be closer to their families, to be buried in honor, or to make way for some new building. Others are exhumed for stranger reasons, including criminal investigations, paternity suits or for monetary gain. Celebrities, as you might imagine, make the most sensational exhumations. Here are 10 celebrities who were exhumed for weird reasons:

1. Charlie Chaplin: Exhumed for Ransom

Normally, kidnappers take live victims in the hopes of getting money from a wealthy family. These snatchers ask for money from the family in return for the loved one’s safety. In the case of Charlie Chaplin, the famous silent film actor, kidnappers were actually grave robbers. They exhumed Chaplin’s body in 1978, hoping to ransom it and get money from Chaplin’s survivors. Happily, police caught up with them before the family paid. When he was reburied, the Chaplin’s family chose to use concrete.

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