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‘My heart was in my throat’: North Carolina woman finds foot in garage sale freezer

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North Carolina woman finds foot in garage sale freezer
WATCH: The woman who bought the freezer says she believes the body part belongs to her neighbour's mother – Jun 2, 2016

A woman from North Carolina thought she was getting a bargain when she purchased a $30 freezer. That’s until she got home, opened it up and found a human foot in it.

The woman, who lives in Goldsboro, bought the freezer three weeks ago at her neighbour’s garage sale, who said the freezer was used as a time capsule.

The woman — who does not want to be identified — said she was told that a church group had last used the freezer. They were supposed to come and pick up the freezer’s contents.

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But when they didn’t show up, she decided to open the freezer, which had been sealed with duct tape. To her surprise, she found human remains.

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An autopsy determined that the person died of natural causes. Police have the whole body.

“The victim was a resident of Goldsboro and her identity is being withheld until next of kin can be notified,” police said in a statement.

But the woman who found the foot says she believes the body part belongs to her neighbour’s mother, who she hasn’t seen for months.

Police are trying to determine how human remains got into the freezer: “At this time the crime that is being investigated, concealing or failing to notify the death of a person, which is a Class 1 felony.”

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