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Feds: Human brains, skin stolen from Harvard morgue, sold on black market (www.nbcboston.com)

submitted 1 year ago by c2h6@lemmy.world to c/news

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[–] c2h6@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

"Another defendant runs a store called Kat's Creepy Creations"

Living up to the name there...

[–] Tgnome@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Wow, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't accept money in exchange for human remains but, hypothetically, if I did you would have to pay me way more than $600 for 2 faces.

The people involved in this are horrible people, regardless of the price.

[–] c2h6@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Hypothetically, what's your price per face? (never thought I'd be asking that)

[–] s6original@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Face it...these crooks needed brains. They still don't have one.

[–] festus@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I think they also need a heart too.

[–] captainjaneway@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As far as side hustles go... this one is pretty unethical. Reminds me of the first case shown in Better Call Saul: where the children break into a morgue and decapitate someone.

[–] c2h6@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Haha i watched that! And uh, they didn't just decapitate the corpse, they... Did unspeakable things to it.

[–] redhydride@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

What is the value of steeling a dead brain and skin?

[–] Dapado@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

In 2020, Maclean allegedly paid $600 for two desiccated faces she picked up at the school's morgue from Cedric Lodge. Months later, Taylor, who is from West Lawn, Pennsylvania, sent Denise Lodge "$200 with a memo that read, 'braiiiiiins,'" according to the complaint.

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