Around more than 600,000 people go missing annually. Approximately 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered each year. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons (NamUS) database, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Price list exposes values of body parts
The price list below, which was uncovered by the FBI five years ago during a lawsuit levied against an Arizona body broker, gives insight into the value of body parts and how much the brokers can make.
Prior to the raid, the cost of purchasing an arm and shoulder was $600. A human head and spine sold for $850, while a full pelvis all the way to the toes priced out at $2,850. The highest prices were for an upper torso that included a head and arms ($4,000) and the cost of an entire body was $5,000, according to the price list.
The top 7 states people go missing the most in:
Countries
- California. 3,362.
- Texas. 2,585.
- Florida. 1,744.
- Alaska. 1,272.
- New York. 1,066.
- Arizona. 1,055.
- Washington. 844.
- Tennessee. 760.
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