New Mexico investigators say medical waste case involves 45 separate bodies
By APSunday, July 4, 2010
Officials: Medical waste case involves 45 bodies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator says 45 separate bodies are involved in a case that began in March when heads and other parts traced to an Albuquerque business were discovered at a Kansas medical waste facility.
Medical investigators say they have identified 127 of 133 body parts through DNA analysis.
The investigators say 29 of the bodies are male and 15 are female. The gender of one body remains undetermined.
According to authorities, Bio Care of Albuquerque harvested parts from donated bodies to sell for medical research, then was to cremate the remains to return to families.
The Bernalillo (Ber-nah-LEE’-Yoh) County district attorney’s office has said fraud charges against Bio Care’s owner were dropped June 3 pending completion of a police investigation.
Information from: KOAT-TV, www.thenewmexicochannel.com/index.html
