3 human skulls donated at a Goodwill store in Bellevue has puzzled employees at the store and law enforcement officers who responded to the employees' call. As of the current moment, the medical examiner's office hopes to find the anonymous person who had the 3 human skulls donated in order to get more information. According to King County Forensic Anthropologist, Dr. Kathy Taylor, the Goodwill workers did exactly what they were supposed to do after finding out the 3 human skulls donated to their store - they called law enforcement.
My North West reports Taylor saying of the 3 human skulls donated, 'The Goodwill in Bellevue received a donation that included three human skulls and they recognized immediately that they were actual human remains.'
According to the Associated Press, the Goodwill thrift store with the 3 human skulls donated was located in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue.
The Associated Press reports that Taylor announced in a statement the details of the 3 human skulls donated on Wednesday.
According to Taylor, two of the 3 human skulls donated were adult specimens which were clear to have been used either in a medical clinic or for instruction.
Taylor added that the third skull of the 3 human skulls donated appears very fragile and old and possibly could have belonged to a Native American child.
According to state law, the Native American skull included in the 3 human skulls donated must be returned to its tribe of origin. However, investigators lack additional details to properly identify the correct tribe or tribes, hence the native skull could not be returned.
Taylor has called out to the person or people who had the 3 human skulls donated to provide details about the remains they have donated. They will not be given any penalty for having the 3 human skulls donated and providing more information.
Reports say that it was a month ago the 3 human skulls donated to the Goodwill store in Bellevue. Afer workers realized the donations were human remains, they immediately contacted the medical examiner's office and law enforcement.
As of the current moment, there is no further information as to who donated the skulls, or how the 3 human skulls donated came in possession of the donator or donators.
Taylor also said the incident of the 3 human skulls donated serves as a reminder for people to call police upon finding a skull or other human remains. She said that every once in a while, people really do find human remains and others think to take them home.
She cited an example where some citizens turn in skulls months after they found it. Taylor said, 'And it turned out to be a homicide victim. It happens.'
3 human skulls donated, or any other skulls for that matter, should not be considered as novelty items. She added that people should think about these remains as a person's body and not as a novelty item. Taylor said, 'We just want to remind people that [...] you wouldn't put an arm, or a leg, or an ear on your bookshelf. Why would you put a skull? They're all body parts. This just happens to be a clean body part. But it's still somebody's body.'
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