Lawsuit Seeks to Locate Missing Bodies, from the Cincinnati Post, December 11, 1999.

Lawsuit: Burial Plots Reused, from the Cincinnati Enquirer,
December 12, 1999.

Complaints Spark Investigation of Cemetery, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, May 28, 2000.

Caretaker Fined, Ordered to Counseling, from the Cincinnati Post,
June 1, 2000.

Judge: Man Can Stay on Cemetery Land, from the Cincinnati Post,
March, 20, 2001.

Cemetery Official Charged With Theft, from the Cincinnati Enquirer,
April 25, 2001.

Visitors Try to Clear Graves, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, September 17, 2001.

Families Say Grave Sites Jeopardized, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, February 5, 2002.

Cemetery Operator On Trial, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, March 18, 2002.

Indictment Challenged in Cemetery-Fund Trial, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, March 19, 2002.

Pastor Faces 2 Counts in Cemetery Case, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, March 27, 2002.

Cemetery Operator's Trial Begins, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, May 20, 2002.

Tempers Flare at Cemetery Trial, from the Cincinnati Post, May 21, 2002.

Trial Starts for Cemetery Operator, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, May 21, 2002.

Tempers Flare at Cemetery Trial, from the Cincinnati Post, 21 May 2002.

Man on Trial for Theft at Cemetery, from the Cincinnati Post, May 22, 2002.

Testimony Begins in Cemetery Trial, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, May 22, 2002.

Man on Trial for Theft at Cemetery, from the Cincinnati Post, 22 May 2002.

Defense to Begin in Cemetery Case, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, May 23, 2002.

Merkle: Cemetery is Church, Laws Don't Apply, from the Cincinnati Post, 25 May 2002.

Merkle: Cemetery Couldn't Compete, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 May 2002.

Wesleyan Cemetery Gets Facelift from Volunteers, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 May 2002.

Cemetery Neglect Case Goes to Jury, from the Cincinnati Post, 28 May 2002.

Cemetery Theft Case Goes to the Jury, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 May 2002.

Cemetery Caretaker Found Guilty, from the Cincinnati Post, 30 May 2002.

Cemetery Case Decided - Guilty, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 May 2002.

Guilty, from the Cincinnati Post, 30 May 2002.

Wesleyan Cemetery Operator Faces Sentencing Today, from the Cincinnati Post, 26 June 2002.

Ex-Cemetery Caretaker Sentenced to 18 Months, from the Cincinnati Post, 27 June 2002.

Man Gets 18 Months for Cemetery Theft, from the Cincinnati Inquirer, 27 June 2002.

Cemetery Solutions Proposed, from the CIncinnati Post, 10 July 2002.

County Asked to Take Charge of Two Cemeteries, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 July 2002.

Ignored Cemetery Gets Cleanup, from the Cincinnati Post, 31 July 2002.

Cemetery Lawsuit, from the Cincinnati Post on 28 February 2004.

This is Disgraceful, from the Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 June 2004.

Method for Maintaining Troubled Cemetery Debated, from the Cincinnati Post on 9 July 2004.

Respect for the Dead, from the Kentucky Post on 14 July 2004.

Derelict Cemetery Has Rich History, from the Cincinnati Post, 14 July 2004.

Respect for the Dead, from the Cincinnati Post, 14 July 2004.

Cemetery "Desperate" for Help, from the Cincinnati Post, 2 August 2004.

(NOTE: There are also video clips on the Channel 5 stories listed below. Click the "Watch the video" link with each story to access the corresponding video clip. As of May, 2002, we have been unable to find links to Channel 12 news stories that remain active more than a couple of days, so none of their stories are listed here.)

Prosecutors: Tri-State Minister is Stealing Reverend Says Accusers are Lying, story aired on Channel 5 on April 24, 2001.

Wesleyan Cemetery President Appears in Court, story aired on station
FOX 19, on April 24, 2001.

Local Cemetery Buried in Controversy Reverend Faces Criminal Charges, story aired on Channel 5 on September 4, 2001.

More Controversy At Local Cemetery Veterans Headstones Not Where They Should Be, story aired on Channel 5 on September 10, 2001.

Protestors Fight Office in Cemetery, story aired on station
FOX 19, on February 15, 2002.

Wesleyan Cemetery President Appears in Court, story aired on station FOX 19, on May 4, 2002.

Jury Selection Begins in Wesleyan Cemetery Trial, story aired on Channel 9 on May 20, 2002.

Cemetery Administrator on Trial for Theft, aired on FOX 19 on May 20, 2002.

Testimony Begins in Wesleyan Cemetery Trial, story aired on Channel 9 on May 21, 2002.

Emotions Run High for Wesleyan Cemetery Trial, story aired on Channel 9 on May 22, 2002.

Jury Deliberating Wesleyan Cemetery Case, story aired on Channel 9 on 28 May 2002.

Jury Finds Merkle Guilty in Cemetery Neglect Trial, story aired on Channel 9 on 29 May 2002.

Merkle Found Guilty in Cemetery Trial, story aired on FOX 19 on 29 May 2002.

Cemetery Owner Gets Maximum Sentence, story aired on Channel 5 on 26 June 2002.

Wesleyan Cemetery Caretaker Gets Maximum Sentence, story aired on Channel 9 on 26 June 2002.

Wesleyan Cemetery Owner Sentenced, story aired on FOX 19 on 26 June 2002.

Hamilton County Could Take Over Cemetery's Upkeep, story aired on Channel 9 on 10 July 2002.

Caretaker Who Damaged, Stole From Cemetery Wants It Back, story aired on Channel 9 on 28 April 2004.

Attorney General Tries to Keep Cemetery Owner From Job, story aired on Channel 9 on 11 May 2004.

Former Caretaker Shifts Blame for Cemetery's Woes, story aired on Channel 9 on 2 June 2004.

Volunteers Clean Up Neglected Cemetery, story aired on Channel 9 on 19 July 2004.

Cemetery Gets Makeover Thanks to Local Business, story aired on Channel 12 on 11 September 2004.