Man Holds Girlfriend's Grandfather's Ashes for $40 Ransom

Following an argument with his girlfriend, a Florida man took her grandfather’s ashes and held them ransom for forty bucks.

The girlfriend relented and gave him the forty dollars in exchange for information on the whereabouts of her grandfather’s ashes.  The man was later arrested on battery charges for striking his girlfriend in the mouth with her house key and grabbing her arms and throat.

See Chris Joseph, Florida Man Holds Woman’s Grandfather’s Ashes for $40 Ransom, Broward Palm Beach New Times, Oct. 22, 2013.

Special thanks to David S. Luber (Florida Probate Attorney) for bringing this article to my attention.