Officer Gives Ride to Woman, Discovers She Had Been Sleeping on Her Husband’s Grave for Months

2026-02-03 - 20:29

Rhea Holmes, a 55-year-old African American woman from Syracuse, New York, had been sleeping on her husband’s grave for months when a chance encounter with Officer Jamie Pastorello turned into a lifeline. A simple ride to the cemetery ended up changing her life. On a cold December day, Holmes was carrying a box of groceries