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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Probation in Stolen Body Parts Case

Jeremy Pauley faces further sentencing in federal court, highlighting a bizarre network of oddities trade.

  • Jeremy Pauley, involved in a conspiracy to buy and sell stolen human body parts, was sentenced to two years' probation in a state case for illegally possessing human flesh.
  • Pauley admitted to participating in a national network, buying and selling remains stolen from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary.
  • He still faces sentencing in a related federal case, with charges including conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods.
  • Pauley's oddities business in Enola, Pennsylvania, was known for dealing in strange but benign goods before his arrest in August 2022.
  • The case has highlighted a decentralized community interested in oddities, including antiquities, taxidermy, and natural history.
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