Thanks to Marc Abrahams over at Improbable Research, we now know that the safe-sex message has reached even the darkest corners of human desire. Yes, necrophiliacs are making sure to pack a few condoms when heading off to the cemetery.

According to Channel 3000 out of Wisconsin, the state Supreme Court just decided in November 2008 that state laws forbid copulating with the deceased. A lower court had previously ruled that the state laws didn’t take a stance on necrophilia, which according to “Stiff” author Mary Roach, isn’t that uncommon. I mean, really, how often does this come up? As a result of the new ruling, the three men accused in a 2006 attempted grave robbing entered “not guilty” pleas.

According to the original reports, the suspects were apprehended just before they could pry open the casket. They’d brought with them a crowbar, three shovels and — most remarkably — a box of condoms.