Munich police have launched an investigation after mysterious QR code stickers appeared on over 1,000 gravestones and wooden crosses at three cemeteries in the German city.
The stickers surfaced in recent days at the Waldfriedhof, Sendlinger Friedhof and Friedhof Solln cemeteries, according to Sky News. The discovery prompted a police probe.
The stickers showed the name of the person buried and the location of their grave when scanned after they had been put on both old and recent graves.
Police Spokesperson Christian Drexler said: "We haven't found any pattern behind this yet. The stickers were put both on decades-old gravestones and very new graves that so far only have a wooden cross."
"People who have witnessed anybody putting the stickers on the graves are asked to reach out to the respective cemetery's administration," he added.
According to experts, QR codes on graves have become a modern method to honor and remember the deceased, providing a digital dimension to traditional memorials.
These codes, when scanned with a smartphone, can lead to online memorials containing photos, videos, and stories about the departed, offering a dynamic way to preserve and share their legacy.
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