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Man Stole Medieval Skull From Church and Sealed it in Concrete, Police Say

NY Times · May 16, 2026, 2:09 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

The man disagreed with the 800-year-old relic’s display in a church in the Czech Republic and planned to throw it into a river, police said.

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