Florida Women Busted Selling Human Remains On Facebook Marketplace

The owners of an antique shop in Florida have been arrested after the Orange City Police Department found they were attempting to sell some human remains brazenly on Facebook Marketplace.

"This is something I haven't seen in the 17 years that I've worked for this agency," Orange City Police Department Capt. Sherif El-Shami told ABC News.

Police arrested 52-year-olds Kymberlee Schopper and Ashley Lelesi and charged them with the purchase or sale of human organs and tissue, according to court records.

Police began looking into Schopper's store, Wicked Wonderland, all the way back in December 2023, when they received a tip about a business "attempting to sell human bones."

The tip included pictures from the store's Facebook page, which "advertised various human bones for sale, complete with pricing information."

The store was allegedly selling two human skull fragments for $90, a human rib for $35, a partial human skull for $600, and a human clavicle and scapula for $90.

Wicked Wonderland, the store, has been selling human bones for "several years and was unaware that it was prohibited in the state of Florida," according to Lelesi.

She told authorities the store featured "multiple bone fragments, all purchased from private sellers," and that she has documentation for all the transactions, but "could not provide it at that moment," the affidavit said.

According to the medical examiner, the five bone samples sent in "likely represent two different individuals -- one of possible archaeological origin and the other of anatomical origin."

The store's Facebook page said they're closed to be with a family member in their final moments.

"Wicked Wonderland is currently temporarily closed due to dedicating our time to the care of a beloved family member in their final moments. Absolutely nothing more. While there may be a whirlwind of misguiding information and horrendous assumptions and opinions, we're choosing to focus on what we always have: Life, love, death and Family."