A cemetery worker in Douglas County will remain in jail after being accused of selling burial plots that were already owned by others, per WSBTV. Pamela Teal, who is facing multiple charges including theft by deception and forgery, was denied bond by a judge.
Families affected by this alleged scam claim that Teal pretended to be friendly and supportive, while secretly selling them plots that were already claimed by someone else.
“Well, we thought she was our friend. She befriended all of us,”
Tonya Key said. Key, whose 23-year-old daughter, Faith, died, says Teal has cost them their peace.
“The sheriff’s department uncovered that our plot that our daughter was actually in and the one that my son-in-law actually bought, those belong to someone else,”
Key described.
According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Pamela Teal has been found to have sold burial plots to multiple families, including the LaFleur family. The LaFleurs had purchased a plot for their 15-year-old son, Samuel Moon, who tragically lost his life after a Sweet 16 party.
“I still don’t know if Samuel is in this spot where he was buried,”
LaFleur said.
The sheriff’s office is urging anyone who had any contact with Teal to come forward and contact them.
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