FBI raid uncovers 40 skulls, hip bones and spinal cords

Nott is accused of buying and selling human remains after the FBI raided his property in Louisville, Kentucky Eight people have been linked to the illegal body parts trade which stemmed from Harvard's Medical School James William Nott, 39, is the latest person to be arrested in connection with the macabre underground network The FBI has arrested an eighth man after discovering 40 human skulls in his home – which he told investigators were 'his dead friends'. James William Nott was part of the macabre underground network dealing in stolen human remains which were allegedly stolen from Harvard's prestigious Medical School One of the skulls had a scarf tied around its neck and another on the bed where Nott slept – with authorities accusing him of purchasing the remains from Jeremy Pauley A separate indictment in Pennsylvania claims that Pauley spent $40,049 buying body parts from Josh Taylor – who had purchased them from Cedric Lodge. Nott, 39, had dozens of human skulls which were being used as 'decoration' as well as hip bones and spinal cords which were being used as furniture at his home in Louisville, Kentucky Federal court documents filed in Arkansas say that Scott first reached out to Pauley in October 2021 Nott was immediately arrested after the raid on Tuesday, and was initially charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon An investigation into the grim underground network of human body parts started after Pennsboro Township Police Department received a tip about possible human remains inside of Pauley's Pennsylvania home. Lodge is said to have stolen remains from cadavers donated to Harvard Medical School for scientific research and education Cedric Lodge, 55, is accused of taking heads, skin, bones and brains from cadavers donated to Harvard's Medical School – which he had access to as morgue manager Court documents state that Denise sent 'stolen human remains' from Manchester to Montgomery, Pennsylvania, in 2018 and 2019.