Thief looking for scrap metal defrosts dead bodies

Mike Gallagher

Mar 15, 2012 - 15:43

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Russian scrap metal thief swiped the worst possible set of pipes, stealing the part of a morgue that kept the bodies cold. The 49-year-old suspect slipped in through an unlocked door and, according to RIA Novosti, cut the pipes out -- spilling all of the refrigerant onto the floor -- before "calmly walking away with the loot."

Morgue employees discovered the rapidly defrosting bodies the next day and described the scene as a "pending biological disaster." The thief was caught shortly after selling the pipes to a nearby scrap yard and, adding another layer of WTF to the story, apparently worked as a refrigerator repairman. So, hey, we hear there's this morgue that needs some work done ...