

Shockingly, when the cover was removed from the coffin, they saw Julia’s completely undecomposed body inside. The coffin was buried for 6 years, so it was already damaged on the outside. Her request was approved and her coffin was exhumed. She suspected that Julia might have been buried alive and her daughter’s restless ghost would stop haunting her in dreams if she checks her grave. The dreams continued to haunt her for a year, as she could not stand it any longer, she came back to Chicago and requested that the body of her daughter be exhumed. Exhumation of The Coffin Of Julia PettaĪfter Julia’s funeral, her family moved to Los Angeles, 5 years later, and suddenly her mother, Philomena began to see the same recurring dream, in which Julia came to her and said that she was still alive. Julia was dressed in a beautiful white wedding dress and then placed into a coffin, as in the tombstone photo, so she later received the nickname “Italian Bride”. In 1921, Julia Petta died while giving birth to her child at the age of 29, however, the child did not survive either and was buried right next to her in the same coffin. However, one of the most popular and memorable grave in this cemetery belongs to a humble Italian-born housewife, Julia Petta. Mount Carmel Cemetery is known as the final resting place of numerous bishops and archbishops of Chicago, as well as a large number of gangsters, including Al Capone.
