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Pitt Students Charged With Abusing Cadavers

Pitt Students Accused
of Abusing Cadavers

Dec 28, 2022 11:50 AM CST

Pitt Students Accused of Abusing Cadavers

The school says such allegations are 'extremely rare'

(Newser) - Students in an anatomy lab class at the University of Pittsburgh were taught about handling cadavers in a respectful manner, but two students allegedly went on to do the opposite. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Amay Gupta and Sonel Jimenez, both 19, were charged this month with one count each of...

Lawyer: Body in Funeral Home Looked 'Like a Mud Monster'

Family: Body at
Wake Reeked,
Face 'Looked Like
It Was Caved In'

Aug 10, 2022 12:29 PM CDT

Family: Body at Wake Reeked, Face 'Looked Like It Was Caved In'

They've filed suit against Brooklyn funeral home over condition of a 37-year-old woman's remains

(Newser) - What was supposed to be a dignified memorial service for Regina Christophe now has her family suing a New York City funeral home. The 37-year-old died in her sleep on June 24, and her family soon after retained McManus Funeral Home in Brooklyn to prepare her body for the service...

Year Later, John McAfee's
Body Still in Morgue

Jun 27, 2022 10:45 AM CDT

Year Later, John McAfee's Body Still in Morgue

That's where it's been as legal battle between family, Spanish officials continues

(Newser) - The fight over what happened to John McAfee continues, and his body remains in limbo in a Spanish morgue in the interim. The 75-year-old, who developed the first commercial anti-virus software, was found dead last June in a Barcelona-area prison cell, and authorities claimed it was a death by suicide....

As Bottom of Lake Mead Becomes Exposed, a Grisly Find

Kmart Clothes a Clue to Body
Found in Barrel at Lake Mead

UPDATED

May 4, 2022 10:35 AM CDT

Kmart Clothes a Clue to Body Found in Barrel at Lake Mead

Police say victim was shot

(Newser) - Update: Police have shared details about the body found inside a barrel that was discovered on the newly exposed bottom of Nevada's Lake Mead, saying the remains belong to a person who'd been shot. Investigators are dating the crime to the late 1970s or early '80s, with...

Under Coney Island Boardwalk:
a Bound, Gagged Corpse

Sep 22, 2021 8:02 AM CDT

Under Coney Island Boardwalk: a Bound, Gagged Corpse

Homeless men discovered decomposed body Monday; autopsy is pending

(Newser) - Three homeless men looking to expand their camp knocked down a makeshift wall under the Coney Island boardwalk on Monday and found a badly decomposed corpse, bound and gagged. Police were called beneath the boardwalk across from Asser Levy Park, where they found remains that were "nearly skeletal, clothed...

'Horror on Top of Heartbreak'
After Funeral Vehicle Stolen

Feb 12, 2021 10:09 AM CST

'Horror on Top of Heartbreak' After Funeral Vehicle Stolen

Woman's body was inside van taken from St. Louis convenience store

(Newser) - In this week's "you had one job" post, a Missouri funeral home driver may be in a bit of trouble after an incident in St. Louis. Per KSDK , which deems the case "horror on top of heartbreak," local police are on the hunt for a white...

Cops: Woman Stashed Mom's Body in Freezer for a Decade

Cops: Japan
Woman's Fear of
Eviction Led to
Gruesome Act

Jan 30, 2021 9:00 AM CST

Cops: Japan Woman's Fear of Eviction Led to Gruesome Act

Yumi Yoshino stashed mom's body in freezer for 10 years so she could stay in apartment: authorities

(Newser) - A Japanese woman is being detained "on suspicion of abandoning and hiding a female body"—with the body being that of her own mother. Per the Guardian , cops say that 48-year-old Yumi Yoshino kept her mom's remains for about 10 years in a freezer in their once-shared...

After Girl's Horrific Death,
Punishment for Mom

Dec 18, 2020 1:00 PM CST

After Girl's Horrific Death, Punishment for Mom

Tiaundra Christon of Texas dressed a doll to look like her daughter as a ruse after she was killed

(Newser) - A Texas woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for tampering with a corpse: that of her own 2-year-old daughter. The body of Hazana Anderson was found in a weighted-down bag in a lake near Houston in October 2018, reports People . A few days earlier, the girl's...

Mansion Renovation Turns
Into a Murder Investigation

Mansion Renovation Turns Into a Murder Investigation

Corpse from 30 years ago found in abandoned site in Paris

(Newser) - It's not the usual problem you'd expect from the sale of a $41 million mansion in a swanky part of Paris: Renovation workers found a corpse in the basement. And now work has been suspended while police conduct a murder investigation, reports the Guardian , which rounds up the...

Woman's Grandmother
Is Found Frozen at Home

May 30, 2020 3:15 PM CDT

Woman's Grandmother Is Found Frozen at Home

Cynthia Black is accused of keeping her Grandma's body frozen for 12 years

(Newser) - Sorry, Grandma's dead and frozen in the basement—but she can still collect Social Security checks. That's pretty much the scheme a Pennsylvania woman is accused of perpetrating in order to rake in tens of thousands of dollars from the feds, Local 21 News reports. "It's...

A Virus First:
The Dead Are
Still Contagious

Apr 14, 2020 8:07 AM CDT

A Virus First: The Dead Are Still Contagious

Scientists in Thailand say coronavirus appears to have spread to medical examiner from a corpse

(Newser) - Out of Thailand, a coronavirus first: a case in which the virus appears to have spread from a corpse to a medical examiner. "According to our best knowledge, this is the first report on COVID-19 infection and death among medical personnel in a Forensic Medicine unit," researchers write...

Police Go on 'Wild Ride'
After Stolen Casket

Feb 29, 2020 10:00 AM CST

Police Go on 'Wild Ride' After Stolen Casket

James Juarez was taken into custody after Thursday chase in Los Angeles

(Newser) - It has all the hallmarks of an only-in-Los Angeles crime: A thief stole a hearse—with a body inside—then went on a wild ride, ending with a chase and a crash on a busy freeway, the AP reports. Authorities say they found the body undisturbed inside a casket Thursday...

He Showed Up at Beer Garden
Barefoot, With a Corpse: Cops

Feb 19, 2020 9:25 AM CST

He Showed Up at Beer Garden Barefoot, With a Corpse: Cops

Paul Joseph Garcia allegedly struck pedestrian who went through his windshield

(Newser) - A drunk driver fatally struck a pedestrian, who went through the windshield and into the passenger seat, before driving on with the body to a beer garden, according to police in Texas. Officers in South Austin responded to witness reports of a car driving recklessly without headlights on around 10:...

Cop's Bodycam Was Reviewed
at Random. Now, an Arrest

Dec 13, 2019 6:50 AM CST

Cop's Bodycam Was Reviewed at Random. Now, an Arrest

LAPD officer David Rojas is accused of fondling a corpse

(Newser) - An "extremely disturbing" allegation against an LAPD officer has now led to an arrest. Per the Los Angeles Times and CBS Los Angeles , David Rojas, 27, was taken into custody Thursday and charged with one felony count of having sexual contact with human remains without authority. The move comes...

LAPD: Bodycam Shows
Cop's 'Disturbing'
Interaction With Corpse

Dec 4, 2019 8:40 AM CST

LAPD: Bodycam Shows Cop's 'Disturbing' Interaction With Corpse

Officer being investigated for allegedly fondling a dead woman

(Newser) - A police officer with the LAPD is under investigation after footage from his bodycam led to what the police union calls an "extremely disturbing" allegation. Per officials who spoke to the Los Angeles Times , the officer and his partner turned up at a residential unit on an unspecified date...

3 House Visits Yielded Nothing.
On 4th, a Body in a Fish Tank

Aug 29, 2018 9:50 AM CDT

3 House Visits Yielded Nothing. On 4th, a Body in a Fish Tank

2 suspects identified in case of missing SF man

(Newser) - It had been months since Scott Free last saw his neighbor when a crime scene cleanup crew arrived at that neighbor's home on Aug 14. Thanks to Free's 911 call, San Francisco police are now trying to identify a body without a head or hands, found so badly...

Morgue Stench So Bad Nearby
Workers Can't Take It Anymore

Nov 18, 2017 5:30 AM CST

Morgue Stench So Bad Nearby Workers Can't Take It Anymore

Morgue in the violence-wracked Mexican city of Chilpancingo is full

(Newser) - A morgue in the violence-wracked Mexican city of Chilpancingo has so many bodies that neighbors are complaining about the overpowering smell of rotting corpses. Chilpancingo and surrounding towns in southern Guerrero state have seen hundreds of killings related to drug gang turf battles. This along with new protocols that require...

Rotting Foot Horrifies
Family During Burial

Aug 12, 2017 4:19 PM CDT

Rotting Foot Horrifies Family During Burial

The foot of a neighboring corpse fell onto the coffin during the eulogy

(Newser) - Mourners at a New Jersey cemetery received a horrific shock when a corpse's rotting foot from an adjoining grave was uncovered during a burial, the AP reports. The family of Cleveland Butler, 85, was gathered at Mount Holiness Memorial Park in Butler for his funeral last week. According to...

Floating Suitcase Yields
Horrific Mystery

Mar 28, 2017 6:27 AM CDT

Floating Suitcase Yields Horrific Mystery

Woman stuffed inside had starved to death

(Newser) - A floating suitcase found in an Italian harbor presented police with a horrific mystery—but not, as first believed, proof of another murder. Police say the suitcase brought ashore by sailors held the body of an Asian woman who had probably died of starvation—and who may have been alive,...

Family Sues Mortuary After
Body Left in Garage 2 Years

Oct 11, 2016 12:29 PM CDT

Family Sues Mortuary After Body Left in Garage 2 Years

Remains of 3 others were also found

(Newser) - After 50-year-old Brigitte Godfrey died of an asthma attack in March of 2013, her family contacted Living Waters Funeral Home near Chicago to cremate the body, reports Courthouse News Service . That never happened: Two years later, Godfrey's corpse was found with three other bodies and a bag of organs...