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Mummified Monkey Remains Confiscated at Boston Airport
An airline passenger traveling from Africa to the United States was stopped at an airport in Boston with somewhat unusual items included in his luggage: the mummified remains of four African monkeys, a rare illegal delicacy known as “bushmeat.”
California Man Charged with Manslaughter Over “Slapping Therapy” Death
An elderly woman died at a U.K. hotel in 2016 during a controversial form of Chinese therapy which involves repeatedly slapping the patient, or getting them to slap themselves. Seven years later, a California man was charged in relation to her death.
2 Million Dimes, Crab Legs, Jose Cuervo Among Haul of Stolen Loot From Philadelphia Crime Spree
Multiple felony charges have been filed against a group of men who allegedly ripped off a series of cargo-carrying trucks in Spring of this year, which netted them a long list of somewhat random stolen goods and ended in thousands of small coins being strewn across a Philadelphia parking lot.
Families of Deceased Loved Ones May Have Been Given Fake Ashes by Colorado Funeral Home
Loved ones of deceased people whose posthumous services were performed by a particular funeral home in Colorado were horrified when they realized the ashes they brought home were potentially nothing more than concrete mix.