PITTSBURGH \u2014 \u201cGet it better. Make it right and don\u2019t let this happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scott, a Pittsburgh native, reached out to Channel 11 after making a disturbing discovery at Homewood Cemetery in Squirrel Hill.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For more than a decade, he envisioned his final resting place to be in Homewood Cemetery, right next to his father.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPsychologically, everything, … I was preparing mentally for this and where my final resting spot was going to be next to my father,\u201d he told Channel 11.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But that vision came to an end after his sibling FaceTimed him from the cemetery and showed him that someone had been buried in his plot. Scott had paid for the plot more than a decade ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAll of a sudden there\u2019s somebody in the spot next to my father\u2019s grave with a tombstone. And I was like, \u2018Bro, what is that?\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, he started making calls to the cemetery.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c(The employee) said, \u2018Oh my God, the cemetery made a huge mistake. The groundskeeper mis-marked the grave and buried somebody else in the wrong spot, which was your spot.\u2019 And I was like, \u2018You gotta be kidding me.\u2019 How did they make a mistake like that?\u201d<\/p>\n
After discussing possible resolutions to the major mistake, Scott decided he wanted a refund.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said they typically do not refund anyone for a plot. And I said, \u2018With all due respect, I don\u2019t really care what your policy is. You made a huge error here,\u2019\u201d Scott said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scott told us that the cemetery said they would discuss options with their board, but months went by, and he never heard back, despite his repeated calls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you think it would be fair for them to refund me at least the amount for me to purchase a new plot at a different cemetery? Thirteen years later at the price they\u2019re going for now?\u201d<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t until Channel 11 called the cemetery today that someone finally made contact with Scott. Now, they\u2019re in talks to right the wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But, no matter the refund, Scott says the cemetery\u2019s mistake cost him irreparable heartache.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt totally disrupted all of that for me. Mentally, physically. Nothing will bring that back. Nothing will bring back that mental planning I was doing for all those years,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A spokesperson from the Cemetery tells Channel 11 that they are working directly with Scott to come to an agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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