There has been a new update in a case linked to the trafficking of human remains stolen from a Harvard Medical School morgue. Keep reading to learn about the details of this horrifying case.
Authorities have made quite a discovery in a Kentucky home. Officers were investigating a case of human remains trafficking which had been stolen from a Harvard Medical School morgue.
When federal officers showed up to the residence of 39-year-old James Nott, they asked him whether anyone else was inside the residence, to which he allegedly replied with four chilling words, “only my dead friends.”
Authorities say the place was littered with human remains. They said, “human remains including approximately 40 human skulls, spinal cords, femurs, and hip bones.”
One of the skulls lay on the mattress where Nott allegedly slept, while others were “decorated around the house like furniture.” Another skull was even wrapped in a headscarf.
According to a release from the United States General Attorney’s office, there were a number of weapons found in the home as well. These included an AK-47, a number of revolvers and ammunition.
The search warrant was connected to a case investigating firearms and trafficked human remains. Nott was linked to a federal investigation looking at the online selling and shipping of stolen body parts from Harvard. A Harvard Medical School bag was also found in his home during the search.
He was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. So far no other charges have yet been filed.
Investigators found Nott after Jeremy Pauley, who had been charged with the same case, provided more information about his network. He and Nott allegedly spoke to one another while purchasing human skulls and spines on Facebook. Nott used the alias William Burke, which is the name of a famous serial killer who sold corpses. However, his PayPal account was linked to his real name.
He had posed having human remains for sale on his account as recently as last month.
Lott and Pauley, the other defendants in the case, include Cedric Lodge. Lodge managed the morgue at Harvard Medical School, and he has pleaded not guilty after being accused of involvement in the crime by selling body parts of the deceased housed in the morgue. Other defendants in the case include his wife, Denise, as well as Mathew Lampi, Katrina Maclean, and Joshua Taylor.
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This is such a horrifying case. We hope a just resolution is reached soon. No one should be selling human body parts online or otherwise.
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