Human ribs or vertebrae for just $35 each? If you didn't already take advantage of the enticing prices at Florida boutique Wicked Wonderland, you missed your chance. Orange City police busted proprietor Kymberlee Schopper, 52, for trading in human tissue.
It wasn't a secret backroom offering either. Items like two human skull fragments ($90) and a partial human skull ($600) were listed for sale on the store's Facebook page and website. The owners believed that the sales were legal as they are "educational models."
"[One owner] confirmed that the store had multiple human bone fragments, all purchased from private sellers, and mentioned she has documentation for these transactions but could not provide it at that moment," the affidavit reads. "She described the bones as genuine human remains and delicate in nature."
From ClickOrlando:
Several of the bones were examined by experts, who found the following:
* The confiscated cranium belonged to an adult man and was likely an archaeological find.
* One skull fragment came from the right parietal bone and was likely an archaeological find.
* The cervical vertebra may have been part of an anatomical model due to its condition and "uniform brown coloration."
* A sample taken from one of the bones revealed it could be over 100 years old.
* Another bone sample suggested an age of over 500 years.
