10 Years Ago Today . . .
. . . After an examination by a Huntington Beach police crime lab, investigators determined that a finger found in a package of beef was a fake.
The realistic-looking finger, adorned with red nail polish, was discovered by a butcher in the meat department of a local supermarket. Police called the incident a morbid prank.
Source: Times archives
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