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      • LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 17 — The body of Charlie Chaplin was recovered today in a cornfield about 10 miles from its burial place in the Swiss village cemetery at Corsier‐sur‐Vevey, at the eastern end of Lake Geneva, after being stolen 11 weeks ago.
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  1. Mar 1, 2021 · According to Chaplin’s wishes, a small and private Anglican funeral ceremony was held on 27th December in a local cemetery in the Swiss village of Corsier-sur-Vevey. Two months after his tragic demise, the villagers discovered that his grave was empty and his coffin was missing.

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  3. Nov 13, 2009 · Chaplin died on Christmas Day in 1977, at the age of 88. Two months later, his body was stolen from the Swiss cemetery, sparking a police investigation and a hunt for the culprits.

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  4. May 16, 2023 · Chaplin body found LAUSANNE, May 17 – Charlie Chaplin’s coffin and body, stolen from his grave 10 weeks ago, have been recovered. A Pole and a Bulgarian have been arrested.

  5. Mar 1, 2023 · On 1 March 1978, Charlie Chaplin ’s coffin disappeared. The filmmaker had been buried two months prior following his death on Christmas Day in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. (Chaplin, a...

  6. The coffin containing the body of Charlie Chaplin - missing since his grave was robbed 11 weeks ago - has been found. It was dug up from a field about a mile away from the Chaplin home in...

  7. Mar 2, 2019 · Just a couple of years ago, Enzo Ferrari’s body was almost stolen from the family tomb, with the prospective thieves plotting a $10m ransom. Between 2 March and 16 May, Oona Chaplin and her lawyer received 27 phone calls demanding money.

  8. May 18, 1978 · LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 17 — The body of Charlie Chaplin was recovered today in a cornfield about 10 miles from its burial place in the Swiss village cemetery at Corsier‐sur‐Vevey, at the...