The FBI arrested a bone collector in Kentucky on Tuesday, July 11. During the raid by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, they discovered that the man was selling skulls and other bones. Some of them even belonged to the criminal's friends.
FBI Arrests Bone Collector After Selling Skulls on Facebook!
According to Fox News' latest report, James Nott, a Kentucky resident, was selling human skulls and other bone parts on Facebook's marketplace.
He's using a Facebook account under the name "Willia Burke." Federal court filings stated that Nott was advertising human skulls as recently as June.
To make things creepier, James even told the FBI that he was with his "dead friends" when authorities asked him if anyone else was inside his apartment.
"FBI agents located human remains including approximately 40 human skulls, spinal cords, femurs, and hip bones," stated in the affidavit.
The letter added that some of the bones were used as furniture and decorations. Aside from skulls and bones, the FBI found numerous guns and other firearms, such as grenades.
There was also an AK-47 placed on the bedside of the apartment, as reported by Dayton 24/7.
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Bone Collector Part of Illicit Human Body Part Trading Group
Nott is not just a regular human body part seller. FBI officials said that the Kentucky man is a part of an illicit group of traders, who are linked to the Harvard Medical School.
This detail was confirmed after authorities discovered a Harvard medical bag in his apartment.
As of writing, Nott is being charged federally with possession of a firearm and illegal human body part trading.
Nott is not the only person arrested for selling human remains. BBC News recently reported that a former manager of Harvard Medical School's morgue, as well as three other individuals, were charged with selling and buying stolen human remains.
The Harvard Medical School apologized to the public regarding the incident, especially to the families and loved ones of their donors.
"We are so very sorry for the pain this news will cause for our anatomical donors' families and loved ones, and Harvard Medical School pledges to engage with them during this deeply distressing time," said Harvard University Faculty of Medicine Dean George Q. Daley.
