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The men said that they took the skulls to use in religious practices of Palo Mayombe, an African-Caribbean religion related to Santeria, according to the authorities.

TAVARES – Authorities have arrested and charged two men with breaking into gravesites and stealing the heads of four corpses at Greenwood Cemetery in Mount Dora for ritualistic ceremonies on Dec. 6. It was the modern science of DNA – not witchcraft – that led to a confession and the grisly discovery of remains in one of the men’s homes. Investigators say it was genetic evidence on a cigar that led to the arrest of Brian Montalvo Tolentino, 43, of Davenport. Practitioners of Santeria black magic often leave offerings of cigars, coins, fruit, candy and slain chickens.   Tolentino’s g...

Deputies: Suspects arrested in theft of human remains for likely 'ritual activity' By FOX 35 News Staff Published  Two arrested for vandalizing cemetery Arrests have been made after it was discovered that graves were dug up at the Edgewood Cemetery in Mount Dora. LAKE COUNTY, Fla. - Two suspects have been arrested after human remains were stolen from graves at the Edgewood Cemetery in Mount Dora.  The Lake County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation at a cemetery after several graves were broken into in December during what they believe was a ritual of some sort. Deputies say they wer...