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A mummified man who has been lying in an open coffin in Reading, Pennsylvania, for 128 years has finally been given a burial after being identified as James Murphy, a New Yorker of Irish descent. Finally, the man only known as "Stoneman Willie" will be buried.
'Stoneman Willie' is said to have been a petty thief who died in jail custody and was accidentally mummified by the funeral director, Theodor Auman
Stoneman Willie, as he is known, was a legend in Reading, where his remains were on display for generations. On Saturday, the city revealed his real name and gave him a proper send-off.