Human heads found in back of truck

ROYSE CITY, Texas (UPI) -- Police in Royse City, Texas, discovered about two dozen embalmed human heads in the back of a truck that was pulled over for speeding.

The driver was detained until the company he works for, which was not identified, faxed police paperwork documenting why the heads, which had been used for medical training in Fort Worth, Texas, were being transported, the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday.

"It really turned out to be much ado about nothing," Royse City police Lt. Jim Baker said. "When you are carrying human body parts, it's good to have some documentation that they are legitimate."

The heads were found in plastic bags and containers in the back of the truck.

"This is in the top five of the strangest things -- maybe the strangest -- that I've ever encountered," said Hunt County Justice of the Peace Aaron Williams, who was called to the scene when the heads were discovered.

The driver and the heads were allowed to continue their journey back to the company in Little Rock, Ark.



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