Does the human body contain any truly useless parts? Arguably, yes — but they might not be the ones you assume. Some body parts, like the male nipple, arguably serve no useful function. But others, ...

The grizzly trade of human bodies in the U.S. was highlighted in August when a man in Pennsylvania was arrested for buying and selling human body parts on Facebook, including human brains, one full ...

A Minnesota tattoo artist and human remains aficionado was sentenced to 15 months in prison for adding the stolen corpse of a stillborn baby boy to his collection, among other smuggled body parts, ...

With many families left traumatised by killings apparently linked to supposed magic rituals in Sierra Leone, BBC Africa Eye looks into those behind the trade in human body parts. Warning: This article ...

Harvard Medical School's morgue manager has been accused of selling body parts as part of a "stolen human remains" criminal network, according to a federal complaint unsealed Wednesday. Morgue manager ...

Lawmakers and campaigners in the United Kingdom are pushing for an end to the display of human remains in museums and the sale of human body parts in auction houses. The All-Party Parliamentary Group ...

A former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing, selling and shipping human body parts, according to an indictment. Cedric Lodge, 55, who worked at ...

ARIZONA, USA — Since a grisly discovery in the central Arizona desert, authorities have been quietly collecting DNA samples from a dozen or so Washington state families. Authorities are trying to ...

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The severed body parts belonged to two people and included a head and limbs. Four people have been arrested in connection with the severed body parts found in at least three locations on Long Island, ...