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Investigators Await Results on Teddy Bear Wrapped in Apparent Human Skin
VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA, JUL 14 – A 23-year-old Victorville man was arrested for planting a $165 latex horror prop teddy bear that sparked a police and coroner investigation as a false emergency, officials said.
- San Bernardino County deputies responded Sunday to a Victorville gas station after discovering a teddy bear resembling stitched human skin outside the AMPM store.
- As the investigation unfolds, Etsy seller Robert Kelly, owner of DarkSeedCreations, shipped a latex 'skin bear' last week, suspecting it was a prank.
- Past customers recognized Kelly’s latex teddy bear, which lacked fur and showed leathery, human-like skin, as evidence collected by the coroner’s office.
- Residents and authorities remain alarmed as the coroner's investigation continues into the disturbing bear, with officials not confirming if remains are human or a prank.
- Victorville's coroner’s office is analyzing the material, with future police action uncertain pending forensic results and creator’s admission, investigations remain ongoing.
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USA TodayA teddy bear appeared to be wrapped in human flesh. Turns out it was a prank.
911 callers said 'a teddy bear made of what looked like human flesh' was left in front of the business. A coroner later found it was not human skin.
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