2023-07-15 04:20:29
The FBI found a gruesome collection of 40 human skulls and organs in the home of a Kentucky man. (TWTTER)
The FBI found 40 human skulls and other remains as decorations in the house of a man, identified as James Nott, in the state of Kentucky in the United States and linked him to a network of people who allegedly buy and sell parts of the body involving a morgue manager from Harvard Medical School.
Federal agents went to the apartment of the now detainee with a search warrant and, when asked if there was anyone else at home, he said that “only my dead friends”, according to the FBI affidavit shared by CNN.
The skulls were scattered throughout the house, one of them wearing a headscarf and another on the mattress on which he slept. Agents also found spinal cords, femurs, hip bones and a bag from Harvard Medical School.
The detainee has not been charged with crimes related to the body parts, but faces a federal charge of possession of a firearm as a “prohibited person” due to his status as a convicted felon.
The federal agents went to the apartment of the now detainee with a search warrant and, when asked if there was anyone else at home, he replied: “only my dead friends.” (TWITTER)
As early as 2011, the defendant pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device, following detonating cord, ignition devices, timed fuses, and other materials that might be used to assemble “a destructive device” were found on him.
Last summer, police in East Pennsboro, Pennsylvania, received a tip regarding possible human remains found at the residence of a man named Jeremy Pauley, according to the complaint. After searching his house, the FBI agents discovered organs, skin and other human remains, according to the aforementioned American chain.
After the investigation carried out by the FBI, Pauley revealed the existence of a network of individuals dedicated to buying and selling parts of the human body. One of those identified as implicated was Cedric Lodge, who worked at the Harvard Medical School morgue. According to authorities, Lodge stole body parts in order to sell them online.
In May, Lodge was fired from his job and now faces federal charges for theft, sale and shipment of human body parts.
According to court documents, Lodge, 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, appropriated stuffed portions of cadavers donated to the school between 2018 and early 2023.
Police in East Pennsboro, Pennsylvania, received a tip regarding possible human remains found at the residence of a man named Jeremy Pauley, according to the complaint. After searching his home, FBI agents discovered organs, skin, and other human remains. (TWITTER)
The body parts, which included heads, brains, skin, and bones, were removed without the knowledge or consent of the school. Lodge used to bring these remains to his home, where he lived with his wife Denise, 63. Some of them were sent to buyers by post, while others had the option of going personally to the morgue to select the remains they wanted to purchase.
But what was the purpose of these stolen human remains? According to the prosecution, the buyers used them for various purposes, some more macabre than others.
Katrina Maclean, owner of Kat’s Creepy Creations in Peabody, Massachusetts, allegedly paid Lodge $600 for two stuffed faces in October 2020. This suggests that these human remains might have been used for decorative purposes or even in the macabre entertainment industry.
Joshua Taylor, another of those involved, allegedly made numerous payments to the Lodges through PayPal, totaling more than $37,000. According to the file, Taylor sent a payment of USD 1,000 with the note “head number 7”, and another of USD 200 with the message “braiiiiiiins” (“brains”). These details suggest that the human remains might have been used in activities related to horror or the zombie subculture.
Katrina Maclean, owner of Kat’s Creepy Creations in Peabody, Massachusetts, allegedly paid Lodge $600 for two stuffed faces in October 2020. This suggests that these human remains might have been used for decorative purposes or even in the macabre entertainment industry.
In addition to Maclean and Taylor, other people are accused of buying and reselling the stolen remains. According to prosecutors, these people were part of a national network that trafficked in stolen human remains, coming from both the Harvard school and a funeral home in Arkansas.
Maclean is also accused of selling stolen remains to other buyers in several states, including the alleged sale of human skin to Jeremy Lee Pauley in Pennsylvania, who tanned it into leather.
(With information from Europa Press and The Associated Press)
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