Can I Bury a Body in My Yard?

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Listener Jake wants to know if he can bury a body in his tiny, suburban backyard. Grave expert and archaeologist Hal Hassen has the scoop on how we went from burying grandpa out back to the giant park-like cemeteries we have today. Plus, local zoning officer Sonya Abt walks Jake through the red tape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've reached the every little thing helpline.
0:05.0	Please leave your message after the tone.
0:17.0	Hi ELT, my name is Jake.
0:19.0	I would just like to know if I could bury a body in my yard legally.
0:26.0	I don't need any sort of nefarious way, but I'm from rural Illinois.
0:32.0	And we were driving back from my parents' house.
0:35.0	And we noticed that there was a small cemetery out in the middle of some farmer's land.
0:40.0	And they're all over down here.
0:43.0	So I was just wondering, where's the line there?
0:46.0	If you could help me out with that, I'd appreciate it.
0:49.0	Thanks.
0:50.0	Bye.
0:53.0	Hello.
0:54.0	Hi, Jake.
0:55.0	This is Jorge from every living thing.
0:57.0	Hi, Jorge.
0:58.0	Every living thing.
0:59.0	Yep.
1:00.0	Flores back later in the month.
1:02.0	So until then, I'm her body double.
1:04.0	All right, it sounds good.
1:08.0	Okay, before we get started, I have to ask you a couple questions.
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