Who paid for Jason's tombstone?


The opening has Tommy Jarvis at the grave before the lightning resurrects Jason. At the grave is a decent tombstone engraved with JASON VOORHEES on it.

Who paid for a tombstone for a serial murderer of teenagers? The only family he knew is long dead, they make a point in the beginning that the community is trying to forget the murders, going so far as to change Crystal Lake's name.

Who bought the tombstone?

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"McLoughlin also found himself in contention with the producers over how the film should end. In the original script, the movie was supposed to have concluded in the graveyard, with Martin the gravedigger meeting Jason's father, Elias—a heretofore unseen character in the series—with the implication that Elias knows Jason has been resurrected and has come looking for him. The studio balked at the scene, as they did not want the responsibility of having to introduce Elias' backstory in the next installment. Additionally, the added murder of Martin made the scene a continuity error. This ending would have tied up a continuity error from A New Beginning, when it is mentioned that Jason was cremated.

A deleted scene from Jason Lives had Tommy asking Sheriff Garris why Jason wasn't cremated, as had been planned, at which point Garris informs him that someone paid the city to bury Jason; Elias' handing Martin a wad of money would have indicated that he was the man who paid for Jason's burial."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th_Part_VI:_Jason_Lives#Post-production

Wild stuff

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I really wish they would have kept those scenes with Jason’s father.

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I always figured it was paid with taxpayer money. Then again I also thought that the grave may have been there since he drowned as a boy. I know his body was never found but I figured someone set up a tombstone for him after he drowned. If you notice his mom's grave is next to his. Which seems unlikely unless they set up a tombstone for Jason there already. But they probably got rid of that one after he was killed by Tommy and put a new one in in.

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I could say Jason's mom buying a plot for herself and jason.

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That makes sense too. But if that gravestone was put in after his death in Part 4, it isn't stated in the movies.

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Yeah, I don't really know the timeline when it comes to those details. Just speculating.

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Michael Myers. He's a fan.

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Pointless question, I like it.

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Rupert Murdoch.

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The devil

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The studio

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