Thread: 40 to 60 Human Heads Found on Arkansas Plane Shipment

Dozens of Human Heads Found on Arkansas Plane Shipment

Thursday, June 17, 2010

An Arkansas coroner was investigating after a cargo shipment of 40 to 60 human heads was discovered by a Southwest Airlines employee, NBC DFW reported Thursday.

The container of heads was found in Little Rock, Ark., last Wednesday and was set for transportation to a Medtronic research lab in Fort Worth, Texas.

"It wasn't labeled or packaged properly," Ashley Rogers, a Southwest spokeswoman, told NBC DFW. "They called the local authorities."

Police were called by the airline, who investigated before turning them over to the county coroner.

A spokesman for Medtronic told NBC DFW it was common practice to ship body parts for medical education and research, adding his firm expected suppliers to follow proper procedures.

Pulaski County Coroner Garland Camper, charged with the investigation, said he was waiting for the correct documentation to prove the heads were for medical research before releasing them.

"In our discussion with the health department, we've come to the conclusion that there is a black market for body parts out there," he was quoted as saying by NBC.

"We just want to make sure these specimens aren't part of that underground trade."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,594828,00.html

The Mexican drug gangs can supply them with all of the body part they need, at a reduced price.

Jun 17, 2010

Southwest employee finds package of human heads

01:57 PM

A Southwest Airlines employee got a rude surprise at work in Little Rock on June 9, and it wasn't from an unruly passenger - not a live one, anyway, according to a report on an NBC website.

The employee opened a box from a courier and discovered between 40 and 60 human heads on their way to a medical research facility in Fort Worth, the website and other news organizations reported.

"It wasn't labeled or packaged properly," Southwest spokeswoman Ashley Rogers told NBC. "They called the local authorities."

The Little Rock police then turned the gruesome package over to the county coroner, NBC reported. Pulaski County coroner Garland Camper told the network his office wanted to make sure the heads weren't intended for the black market in body parts.

The heads were on their way to a facility run by Medtronic, a Minnesota-based medical research firm. Medtronic spokesman Brian Henry told NBC it's common for body parts to be shipped for education and research.

The coroner, however, told the network that the paperwork associated with the package had discrepancies. He also told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that he is waiting for documentation to show that the heads were obtained legally and being shipped for a legal purpose.

NBC reported that supplier JLS Consulting of Wynne, Ark., had its license revoked in December.

The Arkansas paper did reach company founder Janice Hepler, who blamed the problem on the courier she hired to ship the heads.

In the meantime, Camper told the Democrat-Gazette, the heads will stay at the morgue. "I'm not just going to release a bucket of heads to go across the country without verifying that these were indeed lawfully obtained," he told the paper.
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Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

The Mexican drug gangs can supply them with all of the body part they need, at a reduced price.

There was a time that medical schools WOULD buy bodies and parts from less than reputable dealers.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

The Mexican drug gangs can supply them with all of the body part they need, at a reduced price.

I be some Mosques and Islamic neighborhoods can supply heads at good prices too.

Originally Posted by Justthefacts

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

The Mexican drug gangs can supply them with all of the body part they need, at a reduced price.

There was a time that medical schools WOULD buy bodies and parts from less than reputable dealers.