by Amanda "middle of nowhere" C.
Member since:
July 25, 2006

Breaking news: Bodies Stolen from world-famous "Body Farm"

February 28, 2009 01:37 AM UTC
views: 0 | comments: 37

It probably didn't make the national news, but this story is big news around it. It lead the stories on the 11 p.m. evening news. Knoxville, just a piece of the road from the middle of nowhere. The body farm opened in 1980 with little notice or fanfair. It's now considered a central part of the fast-developing world of forensic science. Bodies basically are spread out to do different conditions to help crime investigators with solving crimes. The one-acre, highly secure facility has helped immensley in determining the time of death, possible causes, identifications of bodies. One incident happened right after the farm opened. A security camera was stolen, but none of the episodes or the bodies were touched.

Today, some criminals took advantage of a broken fence that lowered the gate. A couple of theives (of the worst kind) took advantage of the damage before it could be reported. They simply climbed over a fence and into Death's Acre. The really bad news? Around a dozen skeletons are missing. The university of Tennessee will, I'm sure, office a reward. What kind of person steals skulls?

Comments: 37

Christine Zibas Feb 28, 2009, 1:44am UTC
What kind? A sicko, that's all I can imagine. I personally would be too freaked out to try something like this, even if I had the guts.
Christine Zibas Feb 28, 2009, 1:44am UTC
Isn't it a little late for you, lady?
Crystal R. Feb 28, 2009, 1:45am UTC
I have a book by the guy who opened this place that I'm getting ready to read. That is really strange though. Some people are weird.
Richard Frisbie Feb 28, 2009, 1:58am UTC
It has to be money. This economy is causing more people to do weirder and weirder things.
Ariel Storm Feb 28, 2009, 3:46am UTC
That is just sick, and terrible to think of the loss to research that it caused.
Marianne R. Feb 28, 2009, 7:34am UTC
That's really strange.
Elaine A. Feb 28, 2009, 7:51am UTC
A person who will probably try to sell the skulls.
Sandy C. Feb 28, 2009, 9:20am UTC
Why would a person want a skull?
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Feb 28, 2009, 9:33am UTC
If you see any skulls showing up on e-bay, you might want to call the body farm!

Some of the latest research they're doing is related to cremated remains...identifying them and seeing what other type of details can be gained. I don't know if these stolen skulls are related to this particular piece of research.
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Feb 28, 2009, 10:07am UTC
How odd, I wonder what they were thinking.
donna h. Feb 28, 2009, 10:24am UTC
I didn't even know that there was a body farm
JoAnn C. Feb 28, 2009, 10:25am UTC
That is strange. Here is my list of the types of people who would do something like this:

1 - a real sicko
2 - someone desparate for money and will try to sell the remains
3 - some kind of prankster
4 - someone protesting the work the body farm does
Jennifer Neff Feb 28, 2009, 10:44am UTC
That's terrible.

You know, this would make for an awesome crime novel premise.
Ms Lee P. Feb 28, 2009, 11:38am UTC
Oh my goodness. How awful. Hope they get caught.
Elaine B. Feb 28, 2009, 11:54am UTC
This is scary!
The Red Headed Witch of Gather G. Feb 28, 2009, 12:51pm UTC
oh my lol
→ Victoria ← Feb 28, 2009, 1:02pm UTC
What I am wondering is why anyone would want skulls!? What would you do with it?! The Body Farm could be right in my front yard and I wouldn't want anything from it. People are so weird!
Courtney C. Feb 28, 2009, 1:12pm UTC
That's terrible. I've always been fascinated by the Body Farm and actually read a book a couple of months ago written by the founder of it. Pretty cool.
Kay M Feb 28, 2009, 5:05pm UTC
Wow. That is so creepy.
Larry H. Feb 28, 2009, 5:51pm UTC
thanks for sharing
R B Feb 28, 2009, 6:05pm UTC
Who knows?
Dagmara H. Feb 28, 2009, 9:13pm UTC
that is scary
Tina B. Mar 2, 2009, 1:31pm UTC
Creepy! Who would do that?!?
Karolyn Q. Mar 2, 2009, 1:53pm UTC
Definitely very creepy!
Sarah (I want points) Mar 2, 2009, 2:45pm UTC
That is really scary! I don't even want to know.
Amanda "middle of nowhere" C. Mar 2, 2009, 8:53pm UTC
the latest on this is that three skulls were missing. I had the founder for anthropology in college and he's a really nice guy.

In case any of you hear anything, they are offering a reward!
Fran S. Mar 3, 2009, 5:51am UTC
gross, sad, demented!!
Sheila Deeth Mar 3, 2009, 5:49pm UTC
Weird.
Christine Zibas Mar 3, 2009, 11:44pm UTC
Have they found anything yet?
Debra H. Mar 4, 2009, 6:08am UTC
Dr Frankenstien Returns!
Busy Buzzy Bee 'Gather Proud Mamarazzi' Mar 4, 2009, 3:26pm UTC
bad and terrible...not in the news?
Nurse Nancy S. Mar 5, 2009, 3:19pm UTC
Sounds like some of the books I read.
Kathy D. Mar 25, 2009, 10:25pm UTC
Yuk!

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