Steve Koschal: 21st Century Grave Robber

Steve Koschal is not only desecrating graves by removing dirt but he is offering the dirt for sale on eBay (User ID 45164). These items are currently being offered for sale on eBay by Steve Koschal. Some images are slightly blurred; that is how they appear on eBay.

Dirt from the graves of Bonnie Parker & Clyde Barrow (item: 370417003941):

Dirt from the grave of Lee Harvey Oswald (250678184573):

Dirt from the grave of Al Capone (250678266279):

Dirt from the grave of Ivo "Tokyo Rose" Toguri (370417008002):

The Oswald eBay description is similar to the others: "This card measures 8.5"x11." It is limited to 100 numbered copies and each card contains dirt removed from Oswald's grave. Hand signed by the creator of this card." Hand signed "Stephen Koschal." It was Steve Koschal who ostensibly personally went to cemeteries and removed dirt from the graves.

Steve Koschal also lists other "relics" he has for sale. Again, it was Steve Koschal who ostensibly, personally, went to these places. Listed at the end of his eBay "dirt" descriptions, Steve Koschal is also selling: wood from Elvis Presley's birthplace, a brick from Rosa Parks' home, a piece of stone from Federal Hall in New York City where George Washington was inaugurated President, dirt from the sacred house of The Virgin Mary in Ephesus Turkey, stone from the Confederate White House in Richmond Virginia, teak wood from the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri, wood from Albert Einstein's Swiss home... Steve Koschal writes: "We guarantee everything we sell to be authentic."

One wonders how Steve Koschal could have legally obtained these items.

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Comment by Brandon Mysinger on March 4, 2011 at 6:49am: This is in fact VERY Illegal. Real or not, it's illegal one way or the other.

Comment by mike aring on August 28, 2010 at 8:08pm: just yuck!

Comment by Herman Darvick on August 19, 2010 at 8:07am: This might make an interesting news story if a wire service (like the Associated Press) or a newspaper in the area of one of the gravesites or historical homes, decided to investigate.

Comment by Michael Ragsdale on August 19, 2010 at 4:26am: Whether they got their dirt on or near the graves, stone, brick and wood from homes, I hope you do a follow up and find out if Mueller, Koschal and others did the items legally. I would like to know.

Comment by Herman Darvick on August 18, 2010 at 3:18am: Yes. But I notice that the ones he sells say the dirt is near the grave, not from the grave.