CREEPY FIND
Jars of preserved HUMAN TONGUES dating back 50 years are found hidden in house
Jars of preserved human tongues dating back 50 years were found hidden in a northern Florida house.
The large white containers were discovered in a crawlspace, under the floorboards of the home, local
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They were found during an inspection of a house in Gainesville, Fla., and some of them date back to the 1960s.
Each jar is labeled with a name and date and reportedly holds about one gallon.
At least six jars contained formaldehyde and body parts. Some contained human tongues.
, a former University of Florida researcher at one time owned the house.
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The retired professor, Dr. Ronald A. Baughman, published studies in the 1970s and 1980s.
Hours after the frightening Monday discovery, a man claiming to be the home inspector who notified police wrote to Reddit: "Today I was inspecting a crawl space for foundation issues. Once I crawled in I saw quite a few old children’s toys.
"Lots of old construction debris as well. All well aged, covered in dust, spider webs and mold.
"Further in I discovered 8-10 plastic jars. I looked at them and noticed masking tape with a single name on each. First names. Human names like Angela, Heather, Virginia, etc.
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"I was going to continue the inspection, but … those first names didn’t sit right with me."
He added: "I went back and found that one jar was rusted through on top. Inside I saw a plastic bag and immediately what looked like small bones.
"I removed the bag and almost immediately realized it was actually a small infant child. Her first name written on the exterior. The details of her little face were still very much preserved."
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The unidentified man later , which "apparently contained human tongues."
When the man described photographing the jugs and tongues, he said he thought they were "dead mice."
Gainesville Police are investigating the jars as they may be related to Baughman's work.
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