Man found with 40 human skulls, spinal cords; used them to 'decorate' house: FBI
PTC News Desk: Human skulls and other human remains were found decorated around a man's house in Kentucky by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The FBI discovered scores of human remains after conducting a search warrant at the house of James Nott, 39, in Mt. Washington, just southeast of Louisville, according to Newsweek.
According to the Independent, authorities have linked the case to the nationwide Harvard morgue trafficking scheme, in which a network of individuals was reportedly involved in trafficking human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School's morgue.
When the FBI questioned if there were any other people in his house, Nott allegedly replied, "Only my dead friends."
According to court records, when the FBI searched the house, they found 40 human skulls, spinal cords, femurs, hip bones, and a Harvard Medical School bag.
According to federal authorities, the man is accused of selling human remains that he hung on his bed and furniture as creepy home decor. The man allegedly worked in the ring in buying and selling the bones.
Nott, on the other hand, has not been charged with any offences involving body parts. However, because he is a convicted felon, he is facing a federal charge of possessing a firearm by a prohibited person.
According to WLKY, the man was in contact with one Jeremy Pauley in Pennsylvania who was in possession of human organs and skin. He also had connections with other people who wanted to sell human remains.
According to the New York Post, the investigation also found that Cedric Lodge, a long-time employee of Harvard Medical School, allowed customers to come inside a mortuary unit of the Ivy League school to select parts of corpses to buy.
According to an indictment issued last month in the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Lodge is now facing federal charges for stealing, selling, and shipping the body parts.
Nott and Pauley were found by the authorities via Facebook messages.
Nott is being held without bail and will be indicted on August 4.
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- With inputs from agencies
