A Pennsylvania man was arrested on Thursday after police discovered a number of 5-gallon buckets of human stays in his basement and an investigation revealed that he was allegedly shopping for stolen physique elements over Fb, the East Pennsboro Township Police Division introduced. 

Jeremy Pauley, 40, is going through fees of receiving stolen property, dealing in proceeds of illegal actions, and abuse of a corpse. 

Police initially obtained complaints in June of physique elements being bought on Fb. On July 8, police served a search warrant at Pauley’s residence, the place they allegedly discovered “human brains, coronary heart, livers, pores and skin and lungs” inside three 5-gallon buckets in his basement. 

“This is likely one of the most weird investigations I’ve encountered in my 33 years as a prosecutor,” Cumberland County District Legal professional Sean McCormack mentioned. “Simply once I assume I’ve seen all of it, a case like this comes round.” 

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A forensic pathologist confirmed that the seized physique elements have been human stays, based on police. 

Jeremy Pauley
(East Pennsboro Township Police)

Legislation enforcement continued to research and located that Pauley was allegedly buying the human stays over Fb from a girl in Arkansas, Candace Scott, who’s accused of stealing physique elements from a mortuary related to the College of Arkansas. 

“Now we have a contract with Arkansas Central Mortuary Providers to take the our bodies for  cremation after they’re not being utilized by our college students,” Leslie Taylor, a spokesperson for College of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), informed Fox Information Digital in a press release. “An worker of the mortuary service is beneath investigation by federal authorities for taking some human stays from the mortuary that have been donated to UAMS. We’re saddened and appalled that this occurred.”

A cargo of physique elements was later intercepted in Scranton, Pennsylvania, based on police. 

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The Arkansas State Police deferred questions concerning the allegations towards Scott to the FBI, which declined to touch upon the case, citing an ongoing investigation. 

Pauley was launched on $50,000 bail. He couldn’t be reached for touch upon Thursday, however described the allegations as “a number of fluff and drama” in a touch upon Fb.