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The police prosecutor Sen Const Melissa Sambrooks said Kinman was not present when the dogs regurgitated the remains, but searched a wheelie bin looking for the toes.

“She located two human toes and took them home and placed them in a jar containing formaldehyde,” Sambrooks said.

Police found Kinman was a member of the “Bone Buddies Australia” Facebook group, commonly used to buy, swap and sell specimens online.

Sambrooks said Kinman was an avid contributor to the site and had previously sold “wet specimens” of a stillborn kitten and puppy. It was not revealed where those remains were sourced.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I didn't know Melbourne was in Florida.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Well I'll be damned!

Italy needs to keep an eye on Naples, I guess.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

me neither. can USA news put the state if they're not going to say which country it's in

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

State is Victoria

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, that was a joke, although apparently there is one in Florida, lol.

[–] CaptnNMorgan 3 points 2 days ago

This story is from Australia, Silly.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 days ago

That headline is some brand new sentence material.

[–] jordanlund 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"It’s astounding that she didn’t understand [that] taking two toes that had been vomited up by one or two dogs from a deceased person and sell[ing] them on the internet was the wrong thing to do. I’m still struggling to understand – it’s astonishing, her behaviour.”

Aaaaaannnnd that's enough internet for me tonight! Goodnight everybody!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

I mean, it is one of those things where something's so fucked up nobody may have thought to ban it yet.

[–] ms_lane 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Basically she took evidence and used it to create an 'oddity' to sell it as such. It's a fairly thriving industry (oddities).

[–] Agent641 1 points 2 days ago

I have sold bones that I found while hiking. One was a beautiful complete kangaroo skull. Sold it for $50.

[–] madeinthebackseat 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Why is such a group allowed on Facebook?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

Taxidermy is far from illegal. It's not "Human Bone Buddies Australia", it's just "Bone Buddies Australia" and I'd expect anything from horse hooves to kangaroo skulls and ballsacks and whatnot. I forgot what the regulations are for human parts though, I think they have changed over the past decade or so but I've studied in at least two places that had real human remains as well as a vast collection of animal remains.

What she did was very, very stupid though.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Bone buddies? Just sounds like a casual sex group, who would have thought it was about actual bones

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] BeMoreCareful 4 points 2 days ago

We were all a little embarrassed that day.

[–] ZombieMantis 4 points 3 days ago

And oddly enough, "Unscrupulously Sourced Remains" is a casual sex group! /s

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

Reddit probably closed down their existing community.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Excuse me?!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

other oddities including [...] her children’s teeth.

You do not want to know what germans do with their teeth.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The tooth fairy is not as common, we mostly just collect our old milk teeth in little wooden jars. So we have multiple jars filled with teeth somewhere, from multiple generations.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Could be useful if you have a spray can that has lost its rattle.

[–] Agent641 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Or if you you need shrapnel for a field-expedient grenade during the bonewars

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Or if you need an implant just get one from great grandpa

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

And the Germans kept shoes, not toes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How else are you supposed to make a sourtoe cocktail at home?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nothing in the world could get me to click on that link

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

You're sitting in a bar in Alaska ...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago