Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says a man accused of performing illegal autopsies duped at least 82 consumers.
Schmidt's office said Thursday in a news release that the state now has control of more than 1,600 biological samples collected by Shawn Parcells of Leawood, Kansas.
It is working to identify family members with legal claims. Parcells is a self-taught pathology assistant with no formal education. He was also accused last year of performing illegal autopsies or billing for autopsies that were never performed.
He faces three felony counts of theft and three misdemeanor counts of criminal desecration.
