Little Merrit's Tomb

Little Merrit was an 8-year-old boy who died in 1865 in upstate New York. A few days before he died, he told his dad he was afraid to be buried in a dark tomb. His parents honoured his wish and put a window in his tomb. Many years ago, vandals destroyed his tomb and broke the glass, and a local teen displayed the boy's skull in his bedroom. Eventually, he was discovered by the authorities, the skull was recovered, and it and the boy's bones were re-interred in the tomb.