1,600 headstones, plaques stolen or damaged after repeat thefts at historic Compton cemetery
A Sacred Space Under Siege: Compton’s Historic Woodlawn Cemetery Faces Repeated Vandalism and Theft A heartbreaking situation continues to unfold at one of Southern California’s most sacred historical sites. Woodlawn Celestial Gardens, a cemetery in Compton that serves as the final resting place for city pioneers and hundreds of U.S. veterans, has been targeted by…