Illinois mystery: Placentas found in sewage system

**BadlandsVikings** · 02-27-2009, 04:42 PM

CHICAGO â€“ Someone is disposing of placentas in a central Illinois sewage system and authorities want it to stop. Workers in Urbana on Thursday found a placenta in a filter that keeps large objects out of the sewage treatment plant â€” the third such find this year. So police have enlisted medical experts. "It was one of the weirdest calls I've ever received," said Julie Pryde, who heads the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.

Urbana Police Lt. Bryant Seraphin remembered: "She said, 'You found a WHAT in the WHERE?'"

The unprecedented finds have officials wondering if a midwife or veterinarian, stressed by economic woes, has been avoiding the expense of paying for a medical waste disposal service.

Police aren't aiming for an arrest, Seraphin said, and nobody suspects foul play. The umbilical cords, still attached, were cut clean...................

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_on_fe_st/odd_placentas_in_sewer

**Prophet** · 03-02-2009, 07:21 AM

**singersp** · 03-02-2009, 07:26 AM

"Prophet" wrote:

I wonder if the "Kidney Muncher" has that in his cupboard.

**El Vikingo** · 03-02-2009, 07:32 AM

wtf? is this ,is this real life?

**singersp** · 03-02-2009, 08:12 AM

"El" wrote:

wtf? is this ,is this real life?

Yep!

Somewhere in the world, someone is saying to themselves, "Who'd through away some perfectly good placenta's?"

**El Vikingo** · 03-02-2009, 08:17 AM

you americans scare me

**gregair13** · 03-02-2009, 03:30 PM

Good luck tracing that back to the toilet it came from

**jmcdon00** · 03-02-2009, 03:51 PM

This is the end.

**NodakPaul** · 03-02-2009, 04:50 PM

Meh, it is most likely just a clinic or hospital disposing of them incorrectly.
Could be from full term births in a hospital, but I would wager it is from an abortion clinic - less regulations so easier to do.

**BloodyHorns82** · 03-02-2009, 05:24 PM

This is nothing more than White Castle throwing away its excess ingredients for their famed slyder.
It's cow placenta and to many, it's damn tasty.
Got beef?