FOX 32 Chicago reports that the body-deliveryman said Tuesday in a joint press conference with his lawyer that he had three decapitated heads next to his desk when he arrived at work two weeks ago.
Dale Wheatley, who works for the Illinois nonprofit Anatomical Gift Association (AGA), said the AGA’s treatment of cadavers donated by family members for anatomy training at medical school was substandard. He said he had expressed concern to his boss about the allegations. according to to the press. The next day, three decapitated heads appear at Wheatley’s desk. (RELATED: Man found dead in Texas home lived with body for months, officials say)
This was reportedly in response to complaints from the head of the medical school’s anatomy lab that the corpses they received had been blown, decomposed, dismembered and unsuitable for use. Reported by the Tribune. report.
When Wheatley asked why the heads were there, his boss was reportedly unable to give a satisfactory explanation, according to FOX 32.
Wheatley has lodged a complaint with authorities and law enforcement, but said the work was “a serious burden”. [him] For “years,” he “can’t even sleep,” according to the Chicago Tribune. Wheatley claimed his workplace was in “abysmal condition,” according to the report.