UPDATE: 5:30 P.M. EST
According to Radar Online, the heads were actually medical specimens that were being shipped to Chicago to be cremated.
The heads were originally sent to Italy for medical research and then were returned to Illinois for disposal, a spokesperson for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office told My Fox Chicago.
Mary Paleologos said paperwork held up the shipment, which is why the 18 heads, which still had the skin on them, were detained at the airport since mid-December.
The heads were shipped from Rome and arrived about a week before Christmas.
“They were properly preserved and tagged as human specimens,” Tony Brucci, chief investigator for the medical examiner’s office said about their delivery.
Wow! We’re glad they cleared that up!
SOURCE: Radar Online
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Like a scene out of a horror movie, customs agents at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport stumbled upon 17 human heads on Monday.
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According to reports about the grisly discovery, the heads were still covered in skin.
The Cook County Medical Examiners office confirmed that they received the specimens and after further investigating, do not suspect foul play. In fact, they believe the heads are medical specimens.
However, other authorities involved believed the specimens were part of an underground market for human body parts.
Neither of these theories have been confirmed or denied.
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We’ll give you a heads up if there are any new developments.
Pun definitely intended.
SOURCE: Daily Mail
