A Florida woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly selling human remains on Facebook Marketplace and in her curio store, hocking skeleton fragments as "educational models," according to a report .
Kymberlee Schopper, 52, was charged with trading in human tissue by the Orange City Police Department, Fox 35 reported. Police reportedly received a tip about the items being listed for sale online.
The station reported that investigators found the following items listed:
- Two human skull fragments — $90
- A human clavicle and scapula — $90
- A human rib — $35
- A human vertebrae — $35
- A partial human skull — $600
Schopper was arrested after a 15-month-long investigation, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported.
"It's not everyday that you find real human bones online," police Capt. Sherif El-Shami told the newspaper. "Yes, it is illegal to sell human remains in Florida."
Schopper co-owns a curio store called Wicked Wonderland. The newspaper reported that Ashley Lelesi, the co-owner of the store, told police that they did not know selling the items was illegal and that the remains had been purchased from private sellers.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that Schopper told police the items were protected by Florida law as educational models. Schopper was released on $7,500 bond.
