Goodwill human skull - A real-life man's cranium had been mysteriously donated to an Austin Goodwill store, and cops are on a probe to identify the donor of such unusual gift.
On July 16, a North Lamar store employee was reportedly sorting through donations when the Goodwill human skull was discovered.
"We have really great protocols in place and well-trained staff and they contacted our loss-prevention department and the Austin Police Department just to make sure things were above board," Goodwill's Tracy Berry told My FOX Austin.
The Goodwill human skull was then turned over to the Medical Examiner, Detective Derek Israel with the APD Homicide Unit said.
However, in order for the Travis County Medical Examiner to determine the identity of the remains and to somehow identify how the Goodwill human skull owner died, they need the police department's assistance to help trace the person who made the bizarre donation.
The Medical Examiner's office reportedly confirmed the Goodwill human skull to be real remains of an adult, who probably have died two years ago. It is said to be far from ancient or antique since it has been wired together possibly for some kind of presentation.
Even the APD believes the Goodwill human skill might just be an anatomical sample rather than a product of a hideous crime. Investigators repotedly didn't find evidence of foul play.
There aren't really any rules for donating odd items to Goodwill so skulls or any thing of the sort are pretty much welcome. As a matter of fact, this isn't the first case of the Goodwill human skull as three real craniums were also donated to a Bellevue, Washington Goodwill store in July, KSAT reported.
"People can donate anything that they want! We're grateful for the donations of our community members. Again, we get all sorts of different things, that's why people love to shop with Goodwill is because you never know what you're going to find," Berry said.
Those who have any information about the latest Goodwill human skull are reportedly requested to call the homicide unit at 512-974-5210.
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