At the beginning of 2002, a raid on Mr. Pickton's farm in nearby Port Coquitlam uncovered human remains, including severed body parts, and led to his arrest.
Officials said a raid of the clinic, in a poor section of West Philadelphia, had turned up bags and bottles of foetal remains, including severed feet.
A problem with Robert Olen Butler's brilliant conceit in "Severance" (Sept . 3: After decapitation, consciousness remains in the severed head not for a minute and a half, as your reviewer explains Butler's premise, but for about 30 seconds.
What these scavengers sought remains a prickling curiosity: severed feet attached to running shoes, washed up from origins unknown.
In some versions, Wizard Island is what remains of Llao's severed head.
However, this story is known to be false; Charles' tomb was opened in 1813, and his remains, including the cut that severed his head, remained as they were in 1649.
The greatest %W was from discarded fish remains (30%), which were predominantly severed heads and/or tails of the pelagic jack mackerel Trachurus spp., or heads of other fishes with no other accompanying remains, e.g., one stomach contained only 4 hoki heads.
Yet, the evolutionary mechanism determining the individuals' willingness to sever unfavourable ties remains unclear.
The bridge over the Euphrates, which Iraqi forces blew up on March 25 after the First Brigade's troops crossed it, remains buckled and blocked to traffic, severing the city from Najaf to the south and Karbala to the north.
The police used dental records of Ms. Blackman, a 22-year-old former British Airways flight attendant, to confirm the identity of the remains, which they said included a severed head and other body parts encased in concrete.
