Pauley admitted that he purchased human remains from several people and knew that they were stolen, according to
He also admitted to selling some of the stolen remains including to at least one person who was also aware that they were stolen remains.. They found three five-gallon buckets that were filled with different human remains. In a criminal complaint, the body parts found in the buckets included brains, a heart, a kidney, a spleen, livers, lungs and skin.
“This is one of the most bizarre investigations I have encountered in my 33 years as a prosecutor,” District Attorney Seán McCormack said after Pauley’s arrest in 2022, according to