Woman charged with selling human bones on Facebook Marketplace
According to an affidavit, officers discovered six human bone items listed for sale.
Bones, skull / Pexels: Renographic 1096925
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A Florida woman has been charged with buying and selling human bones through Facebook Marketplace.
Kymberlee Schopper, 52, of Volusia County, was arrested on Thursday and charged with the purchase or sale of human organs or tissue.
Schopper is the co-owner of Wicked Wonderland, a shop specialising in preservation services, antiques, Gothic items, and unusual artwork.
According to an affidavit, officers discovered six human bone items listed for sale.
The items included:
- Two human skull fragments
- A human clavicle and scapula
- A human rib
- A human vertebra
- A partial human skull
Schopper’s business partner, 33-year-old Ashley Lelesi, told police that the shop had been selling human remains for several years but claimed they were unaware it was illegal.
"Facebook Marketplace has a lot of weird and wonderful things, as well as your kitchen sink and your cars and everything in between."
- Barbara Friedman
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