Thief steals brains from medical museum
An Indiana man was arrested after he allegedly stole some 60 jars containing human brains from his state’s Medical History Museum, and then listed the organs for sale on eBay.com. Police say they were tipped off by a San Diego collector who bought six of the brains for $670, but realized they’d been stolen after examining the jars’ labels. Police say David Charles, 21, had 20 jars of brains in his car, and another 28 stored at a friend’s house. The museum’s director called the theft “extraordinarily disturbing.”
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