A man was buying human body parts online, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office.Jeremy Pauley, 40, was arrested on Thursday and is charged with abuse of a corpse, receiving stolen property and trafficking in the proceeds of illegal activities. Township of East Pennsboro police received a complaint on June 14 regarding possible human body parts being sold online. On or about July 8, police were called to Pauley’s former home on North Enola Drive by a caller who reported finding possible human remains in several buckets in the basement. The district attorney’s office said that after police performed a search warrant and seized the buckets, a medical examiner confirmed the remains were human body parts. According to a criminal complaint, those parts included brains, heart, kidneys, spleen, livers, lungs and skin. Pauley purchased the remains through Facebook Messenger, investigators say. Police said they got messages showing Pauley was trying to buy additional remains. of a woman from Arkansas. These items were to be shipped via the US Postal Service in Pennsylvania. The district attorney’s office said the packages were intercepted in Scranton and contained human remains. The criminal complaint alleges the woman stole the body parts from an Arkansas morgue and shipped them to Pennsylvania to sell. The human remains were determined to be the property of the University of Arkansas, according to investigators. The University of Arkansas for Medical Services spoke to News 8’s sister station 40/29 News about the incident and provided this statement: The mortuary service is under investigation by federal authorities for recovering human remains from the morgue that were donated to UAMS. We are saddened and appalled that this has happened. for monetary gain. “This is one of the most bizarre investigations I’ve come across in my 33 years as a prosecutor. Just when I think I’ve seen it all, a case like this comes up,” said the District Attorney Seán M. McCormack. Police say Pauley was released on an unsecured bond of $50,000.
A man was purchasing human body parts online, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office.
Jeremy Pauley, 40, was arrested on Thursday and is accused of abusing a corpse, receiving stolen goods and trafficking in the proceeds of illegal activities.
East Pennsboro Township Police received a complaint on June 14 regarding possible human body parts being sold online.
On or about July 8, police were called to Pauley’s former home on North Enola Drive by a caller who reported finding possible human remains in several buckets in the basement.
The district attorney’s office said that after police performed a search warrant and seized the buckets, a medical examiner confirmed the remains were human body parts. According to a criminal complaint, those parts included brains, heart, kidneys, spleen, livers, lungs and skin.
Pauley purchased the remains through Facebook Messenger, investigators say.
Police said they got messages showing Pauley was trying to buy extra scraps from a woman in Arkansas. These items were to be shipped via the US Postal Service in Pennsylvania. The district attorney’s office said the packages were intercepted in Scranton and contained human remains.
The criminal complaint alleges the woman stole the body parts from an Arkansas morgue and shipped them to Pennsylvania to sell. The human remains were determined to be the property of the University of Arkansas, according to investigators.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Services spoke to News 8’s sister station 40/29 News about the incident and provided this statement:
“A mortuary service employee is being investigated by federal authorities for recovering human remains from the morgue that were donated to UAMS. We are saddened and dismayed that this has happened.”
A criminal complaint alleges Pauley admitted to buying two shipments of human body parts to sell to people for monetary gain.
“This is one of the most bizarre investigations I’ve come across in my 33 years as a prosecutor. Just when I think I’ve seen it all, a case like this comes up,” said the District Attorney Seán M. McCormack.
Police say Pauley was released on an unsecured bond of $50,000.
