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Human Remains Archives

Making sense of the multimillion-dollar body snatchers

Dr. Wecht recently joined Tucker Carlson on MSNBC's 'Situation’ to explain how stolen body parts may have ended up in hundreds of unsuspecting patients. Outrageous, but true. Apparently, four men were arrested in New York and New Jersey for stealing bones and tissue from more than 1,000 corpses and then reselling the body parts to companies that supply hospitals. This is one you've got to read. Check out what Dr. Wecht had to say, himself.

March 05, 2006 | Permalink

'The Abrams Report' for April 22

Anna Ayala has been charged with grand theft and attempted grand theft. Remember, she's the woman who made the bogus claim about finding a finger in her chili at Wendy's. But while she's in a heap of trouble, the question still lingering is where did the finger come from. Dr. Wecht joined Dan Abrams on MSNBC to talk about what investigators will do. Check out the transcript ».

April 23, 2005 | Permalink

When X-rays are ineffective

Identifying buried human remains can be a difficult process, depending on a wide range of factors. Next to comparing skeletal remains with dental records and X-rays, Dr. Wecht says investigators can connect the DNA results of remains to the results of testing on DNA samples a person may have left behind, such as dried saliva on a toothbrush or hair in a hairbrush. See Identifying human remains a slow, tedious task, Times-Shamrock.

June 18, 2003 | Permalink

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