The famed broadcaster, best known in the US for his years as host of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre, suffered the indignity of having the bones from his corpse stolen by body parts snatchers--those bones were sold for tissue transplants for about $5,000.
A Brooklyn, NY mortuary is under investigation for similar illegal sales of human bones and tissues, according to Britain's Daily Telegraph.
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