A customer in Florida was taken aback when he discovered an actual human skull on display in the Halloween area of a thrift store. The anthropologist from North Fort Myers made the discovery on Saturday (Nov 4), sparking an inquiry by both police and municipal detectives. According to authorities, the business owner bought the skull years ago and placed it in a storage facility.
According to authorities, the business owner bought the skull years ago and placed it in a storage facility.
LCSO Captain Anita Iriarte was quoted by Newsweek as saying, “We don’t usually get a call from an antique store that there’s a human skull out on the floor.” “This is definitely different,” she added. “It was found in a Halloween section. What’s been described is that the antique shop was having a fossil day, so this female, an anthropologist, was shopping and noticed the skull and then was like, ‘This is definitely not a Halloween decoration,” the police officer said, as cited by Newsweek.
It is to be noted that under Florida’s law, “no person shall knowingly offer to purchase or sell … any human organ or tissue for valuable consideration.” The rule covers eyes, cornea, kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, pancreas, bones, and skin. A similar case appeared in September, when a human skull was discovered in a donation box at an Arizona Goodwill store. Police officers investigating that case later confirmed that no crime was associated with it.
