Woman in US pleads guilty to stealing parts of corpses

Ex-mortuary worker Candace Chapman Scott was part of a nationwide scheme trading in human remains

A former mortuary worker in the US state of Arkansas has pleaded guilty to charges that she stole body parts from medical school cadavers, the local attorney’s office has announced in a press release.

According to prosecutors, 37-year-old Candace Chapman Scott committed the crimes while working at Arkansas Central Mortuary Service from October 2021 to 15 July 2022.