Malabar woman begs for return of jewelry holding husband's ashes

Malabar woman begs for return of jewelry holding husband's ashes
BY SARA CAMODECA • FLORIDA TODAY • January 14, 2010
MALABAR — Lynda Burton doesn't care about getting back the flat-screen TV, PlayStation, laptop or other things thieves helped themselves to last week.

It's the two necklace charms containing the ashes of her late husband that she really wants.

"It's just the idea that some creep has this and doesn't know what they have," Burton said. "The whole thing is, I want those charms back."

Agent Randy Holliday of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office described the South Brevard break-in as a crime of opportunity.

"Once every two to three weeks, we get a random burglary in that area," he said.

Burton is hoping that her plea -- and the description of her beloved charms, which each housed a tiny screw at the bottom -- might be enough to tip someone off. Ted Burton was a disabled Vietnam veteran who died suddenly in December 2006 at age 59.

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Woman begs for return of jewelry holding husbands ashes