CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — A former Cumberland County resident connected to selling stolen body parts has pled guilty to an abuse of corpse charge.
Jeremy Pauley pled guilty to the charge on Monday, Jan. 8, according to court documents. Two counts of receiving stolen property and one count of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities were dismissed against Pauley.
Pauley, who now lives in Susquehanna County, also pled guilty to criminal conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property in September of 2023.
According to police, the investigation of Pauley began on June 14, when police received a phone call regarding suspicious activity at a home on the 200 block of North Enola Road in Enola.
The tipster told police that a suspect, later identified as Pauley, was buying human body parts and selling them on Facebook, according to police.
During the interview, Pauley allegedly told police he had three full human skeletons and approximately 15 to 20 human skulls, according to the complaint.
Pauley reportedly described himself as a collector of "oddities" and said the items were purchased legally, according to police. He allegedly admitted to being part of a network of people who bought and sold human remains that had been stolen from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary between 2018 and 2022.
Seven other suspects have been charged as part of the investigation.
