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Foot Stolen from Crash Site PDF Print E-mail
Written by DeadGirl   
Saturday, 04 October 2008
FORT PIERCE, Fla

Investigators say St. Lucie County firefighters who knew a paramedic took a man's severed foot from a vehicle crash site may face disciplinary action. Authorities said Friday those who never reported the misconduct are being investigated. Cindy Economou resigned after admitting she took the foot to train her cadaver dog to locate and follow the scent of decomposing human flesh.

The details from an internal investigation says she told investigators she took the foot belonging to a car crash victim on Sept. 19 and was storing it in her home freezer.

It's the Fire District's policy to take a severed body part with the patient to the hospital if there is any chance of reattachment, or the body part goes to the medical examiner's office.

http://www.wctv.tv/APNews/headlines/30464049.html

 
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Taphophilia?

taphophilia (taf′ō-fil′ē-ă)

ORIGIN:
From the Greek words taphos, meaning "tomb" or "sepulcher" and philia, meaning "attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something"

DEFINITION: 1. An excessive interest in graves and cemeteries. 2. A love or fondness for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. 3. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to graves and cemeteries

Taphophilia Facts

In most states, embalming is not required by law. Bodies are cremated at temperatures of up to 1800 degrees, for an average of 2.5 hours.
 

Taphophiles Speak

Have you decided on eternal repose?
 

Quote Repository

Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

Robert Frost--Nothing Gold

Grave Epigrams

A pleasant child a morning flower
bent down and withered in an hour.

Dedham, MA 1796

 

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Taphophilia (dot) Com would not be possible without the knowledge, experience and talent of DarkestWeb. From
its conception and early development, DarkestWeb
was faced with many challenges; from inspiring and motivating, to providing guidance and direction. The continued dedication and support has produced results greater than ever expected, and for this, I owe a huge debt of gratitude.