Skull in Luggage Leads to Plea Deal
From Times Wire Reports
A Haitian woman who was found with a human skull in her luggage pleaded guilty in Fort Lauderdale to illegally storing human remains under a plea deal that could bring her a year in jail.
Myrlene Severe, 30, a permanent U.S. resident, had originally been charged with smuggling a human head without proper documentation. She told authorities she intended to use the skull as part of her voodoo beliefs.
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