Taunting Note Left After Theft of Exhibit Fetus
The suspects who stole a preserved, 13-week-old fetus last month from an exhibit at the California Science Center left behind a taunting note, police said Wednesday.
The fetus was part of a traveling display titled “Body Worlds 2: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies.”
In the guest book containing comments by viewers of the display, police found a one-line note that read: “Amazing ... Although it’d be better had the 15-19 wk old fetus hadn’t been stolen.” It was signed “Susan.”
A surveillance camera captured two women removing the fetus between 2 and 3 a.m. March 26. The suspects indicated they had left the note about 3 a.m.
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