{"id":46042,"date":"2026-08-15T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T01:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46042"},"modified":"2026-08-15T06:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T01:00:07","slug":"tomb-raiders-caught-on-camera-stealing-from-mausoleaums-across-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=46042","title":{"rendered":"Tomb raiders caught on camera stealing from mausoleaums across the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2FComp-Grave.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A trio of tomb raiders have crisscrossed the country robbing cemetery mausoleums \u2014 including lavish keepsake heirlooms sealed inside the niches, police said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police are searching for Drake Lee Milam, 33, Porsche Bancroft, 32, and Angela Garrett, 52, after they allegedly broke into niches containing cremated remains and valuables across the US. (Facebook\/Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Florida) <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Florida<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The suspected thieves \u2014 originally from Indianapolis \u2014 are wanted in Florida where they\u2019ve made 20 successful scores alone, though their ransacking spree has stretched from Texas to Buffalo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Porche Bancroft, girlfriend of Drake Milam, is seen in this photo. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Florida<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cImagine losing your wife or husband and placing their wedding ring, and yours, in the niche \u2013 only to have them stolen by thieves looking for an easy payday,\u201d wrote the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office in a statement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OrangeCoSheriff\/\">Facebook<\/a> Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease check your loved one\u2019s resting place to make sure your prized heirlooms are safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Drake Lee Milam, 33, his girlfriend Porsche Bancroft, 32, and her mother Angela Garrett, 52, are now the subjects of Florida warrants for the brazen robberies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Pictured is Drake Milam, who is wanted for the nationwide grave-robbing spree. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Florida<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0More than $35,000 was stolen in the Sunshine State thefts, the sheriff\u2019s office told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/news\/world\/americas\/crime\/tomb-raiders-cemeteries-multiple-states-search-b3033350.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The Independent<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Porsche Bancroft, 32, and Angela Garrett, 52. (Facebook\/Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Florida) <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Florida<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat a horrible person you are if you decide to steal from the dead,\u201d Corp. Cole Brazee said in a video post Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Angela Garrett, 52, allegedly broke into niches containing cremated remains. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Florida<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTheir loved ones will leave some jewelry that meant something to them in that niche with their remains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Central Florida Crimeline is offering up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals with information about the tomb-robbing trio can contact 800-423-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n<p>The Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office did not immediately respond to The Post\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A trio of tomb raiders have crisscrossed the country robbing cemetery mausoleums \u2014 including lavish keepsake heirlooms sealed inside the niches, police said. Police are searching for Drake Lee Milam, 33, Porsche Bancroft, 32, and Angela Garrett, 52, after they allegedly broke into niches containing cremated remains and valuables across the US. 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