A 'human skin teddy bear' that launched a police investigation, and a thousand nightmares turned out to be a likely prank.
The incident began in California over the weekend when the creepy bear was found outside of a convenience store in San Bernardino County, KTLA 5 reported. Police took the discovery seriously, even taping off the scene.
"A coroner investigator has taken possession of the object, and the investigation is continuing," San Bernardino County Sheriff Department Public Information Officer Mara Rodriguez told KTLA 5 on Sunday.
However, as news of the bear's find spread, a person on the Dark Seed Creations Facebook page took credit for making such bears. The 'human skin' was apparently latex and similar creepy bears can be found for sale on Etsy for $165.
"I cant make this s*** up! One of my skin teddy bears has apparently been involved in a prank that brought police attention! This is f****** wild!" the Facebook poster wrote.
"One of things that we're known for is that we make a lot of these props that are fake human skin," Robert Kelly of Dark Seed Creations told KTLA. "So, those are all made out of latex. They're created from a mold. Our stuff is pretty recognizable in the industry. So, once this happened a few hours ago, my phone started blowing up, Facebook started blowing up."
KTLA said they had reached out to the sheriff's office regarding the teddy bears but have not heard back.
