Body Parts Market Tied to Murder, Ritual Sacrifice

Body Parts Market Tied to Murder, Ritual Sacrifice
People pray in front of figures of Santa Muerte, or “Saint Death,” condemned by the Catholic church as Satanic, in Mexico on Feb. 7, 2016. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images
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Editor’s Note: This article contains graphic descriptions that some readers may find disturbing.

There is a billion-dollar market for human body parts that, unlike the organ transplant market, is largely unregulated. Human heads, limbs, torsos, and everything else from arteries to fingernails are being traded by U.S. body brokers internationally.

Joshua Philipp
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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