Those convicted of stealing and selling body parts

Posted on 01/05/2023 12:59

(Credit: Crimes of Cloning/Facebook/Body Broker)

The owners of the Sunset Mesa Funeral Home in Montrose, Colorado, were convicted on Tuesday (3/1) of stealing and selling body parts.

According to local authorities, Megan Hess, 46, and mother Shirley Koch, 69, stole and sold hundreds of legs, arms, heads and even entire bodies from 2010 to 2018. They faced 20 and 15 years in prison, respectively.

“The defendants’ behavior was appalling and frightening, motivated by greed. They took advantage of the fact that many of the victims were at risk due to the recent loss of a loved one,” US Attorney Cole Finnegan said in a statement.

The duo went so far as to search for relatives of some of the cadavers and ask permission to remove parts of the body, such as tissues and tumors, for use in research and studies. However, they ended up pulling more than was authorized.

“We hope these prison sentences will bring some peace to the families of the victims as they move through the grieving process,” the attorney general said.

According to investigations, the stolen parts of the dead were sent to buyers through the mail and on commercial flights across the United States.

They even sold corpses and body parts of people who died of infectious diseases such as hepatitis and HIV, ensuring that the remains were disease-free.

North American Channel Duty 7 He revealed in a 2019 report that the duo paid $500, or about 2,725 Brazilian reals, for a head and $1,200, about 6,500 Brazilian reals, for a fund, and that the scheme amounted to $40,000 per month, or more than 200,000 Brazilian reals.

Correio Braziliense coverage

Do you want to stay informed of the most important news from Brazil and the world? follow him Brazilian Post on social networks. We are involved TwitterIn the FacebookIn the InstagramIn the Tik Tok no Youtube. Follow!