Woman receives package of human ‘arms and fingers’ instead of medicine delivery
The package full of body parts originated in Nashville and was slated to be delivered to a school or hospital for surgical training, the coroner said. WSMV
A Kentucky woman awaiting a crucial medication delivery was horrified to find a box filled with severed human arms and fingers packed in ice, according to reports.
The Hopkinsville resident immediately called 911 on Wednesday after opening the unexpected delivery, The New York Times reported.
“We were expecting a delivery of urgent medication that was flown in from Nashville,” the woman said during her 911 call, obtained by WSMV. “They delivered two boxes. We opened one, and it turned out to be human body parts for transplant — like, it’s very medicinal. We’re just trying to find out where it goes. We didn’t want to be in possession of body parts that don’t belong to us.”
Emergency responders contacted Christian County Coroner Scott Daniel, who arrived at the home and retrieved two severed arms and four fingers, according to The Times.
Daniel took the remains to the local morgue, where a courier picked them up the following day. The package had originated in Nashville and was reportedly intended for a school or hospital for surgical training, the coroner said.
The body parts came from four different cadavers, Daniel noted. The woman, who has not been identified, eventually received her long-awaited medication a day later.
When asked about the source of the body parts, Daniel replied, “I didn’t ask. I mean, I’d assume they came from cadavers that had been donated.”
The coroner advised that anyone who ever finds themselves in a similar disturbing situation should immediately contact authorities rather than attempting to store or handle the remains.
“I think she did the right thing,” Daniel said.
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