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2023-07-15 -Lurid Crime Tales-

40 Skulls Found In Kentucky Residence In Connection To Human Remains Trafficking Scheme: FBI

[WIRE] The FBI said that it discovered 40 skulls and other human bones during a raid on a Kentucky man’s residence in connection to the alleged trafficking of human remains linked to Harvard Medical School.

The FBI made the grisly discovery when it raided the residence of James Nott in Mount Washington, Kentucky, on Tuesday, and found spinal cords, femurs, and hip bones, in addition to the skulls, according to the Courier-Journal.

According to investigators, Nott said "only my dead friends," were home when asked by FBI agents present at the raid. Investigators said that the human bones were used as decorations throughout the residence, which was raided in connection to an alleged international and domestic body part trafficking scheme linked to Harvard and an Arkansas mortuary.

Nott is accused of using a fake name to sell human remains that he obtained from around the world. He allegedly used the name of a 19th-century serial killer, "William Burke," to sell the bones on Facebook.

After the raid, Nott was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. "The felon in possession of a firearm offense charged in today’s complaint, arose from a federal search warrant executed at Nott’s residence today, in connection with a search for firearms and trafficked human remains," the Department of Justice said in a press release.

The criminal complaint against Nott says that law enforcement officers viewed his Facebook page and saw him "post human remains for sale on Facebook as recently as June 23."

Posted by Besoeker 2023-07-15 03:54|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 A Harvard Medical School bag was found at Nott’s residence, investigators said.

Perhaps this deserves a rather thorough investigation to include examination of death certificates.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-07-15 04:00|| 2023-07-15 04:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Harvard Med School Sued Again Over Stolen Body Parts

Posted by Skidmark 2023-07-15 07:08|| 2023-07-15 07:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Isn't it funny how ancient cultures seem to have taken the sanctity of human remains more seriously than these people do?

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-07-15 07:13|| 2023-07-15 07:13|| Front Page Top

#4 /\

"Sanctity" of the dead, or the living.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-07-15 07:17|| 2023-07-15 07:17|| Front Page Top

#5 ^ Yeah, they have kind of adopted a "the way of all flesh" view.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-07-15 07:21|| 2023-07-15 07:21|| Front Page Top

#6 The tie-in isn't that Burke was a murderer but that he was a "Resurrectionist" - someone who dug up and provided bodies to doctors/anatomists. Granted he sometimes skipped the work of digging up a deader and just made one.

Posted by Mercutio 2023-07-15 09:00|| 2023-07-15 09:00|| Front Page Top

#7 I definitely recommend the Rebus books if you like a spot of Scottish crime fiction by the acknowledged master.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-07-15 09:40|| 2023-07-15 09:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Naturally, the feds charged him with a gun crime.

Posted by Bobby 2023-07-15 13:07|| 2023-07-15 13:07|| Front Page Top

#9 The Feds are pretty slow moving with some perps. They certainly took their time with Nassar.

Posted by Super Hose 2023-07-15 14:47|| 2023-07-15 14:47|| Front Page Top

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