Ceauşescu to stay buried
Apparently, the daughter of the late Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu had petitioned a court in Bucharest two years ago for permission to exhume her parents. Zoe Ceauşescu claimed that the purpose of the requested exhumation was to "establish the identity" of the two corpses buried in Bucharest's Ghencea cemetery.
Yesterday, the court denied her request, preferring not to provide an explanation.
Personally, given Romania's history with the undead, Zoe Ceauşescu's request doesn't sound entirely unreasonable. Then again, neither does the court's refusal. I can understand why the court would rather not have the graves opened: could you imagine how the populace would react if the bodies had disappeared?
Well, how would you react if vampire Ceauşescus were on the loose?
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From what I remember about the fresh corpses of Elena and Nicolae in 1989, there'e likely not much left of their remains. I'm pretty sure that funeral was "closed casket".
Apparently, their daughter has come to the conclusion that the bodies are not actually accounted for. It may or may not be a fair conclusion, but hey, it was a slow dictator news day.
Was it a closed casket? Nicolae and Elena were given a few new drainage holes, but if I recall correctly, even Rafael Trujillo - who was also machinegunned at close range - was fixed up enough for an open casket funeral.
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