Now this is weird!

**Mom23boys** · 02-12-2006, 11:48 AM

Woman Carrying Human Head Arrested in Fla.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Airport baggage screeners found a human head with teeth, hair and skin in the luggage of a woman who said she intended to ward off evil spirits with it, authorities said Friday.

Myrlene Severe, 30, a Haitian-born permanent U.S. resident, was charged Friday with smuggling a human head into the U.S. without proper documentation.

Customs and Border Protection officials found the head Thursday, after Severe arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on a Lynx International Airlines flight from Cap Haitien, Haiti, said Barbara Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Miami.

``It still had teeth, hair and bits of skin and lots of dirt,'' Gonzalez said.

Severe told authorities she had obtained the package in Haiti for ``use as a part of her voodoo beliefs,'' ICE Special Agent Erick Hernandez wrote in an affidavit in support of a criminal complaint.

``Severe also stated that the purpose of the package was to ward off evil spirits,'' Hernandez wrote.

Severe, who also was charged with failing to declare the head and transporting hazardous material in air commerce, faces a maximum of 15 years in prison if convicted of all charges, prosecutors said.

Severe remained held Friday in lieu of a $100,000 bond. She is due back in federal court March 2.

**slowtypinwoman** · 02-12-2006, 12:25 PM

Why are they not as concerned as to where the head once was?

I say ICK!

**Katybird** · 02-12-2006, 12:45 PM

That is way to weird.

**baxjul** · 02-12-2006, 12:50 PM

Um, did she kill someone for their head? Gross!

**KKCondrey** · 02-12-2006, 01:13 PM

Joe and I were talking about this last night.....

**Vannie** · 02-12-2006, 02:47 PM

Originally posted by slowtypinwoman
Why are they not as concerned as to where the head once was?

I say ICK!

**FrugalMomof3** · 02-12-2006, 02:50 PM

That's just gross!

~Tracy~

**Mom23boys** · 02-12-2006, 03:14 PM

Originally posted by slowtypinwoman
Why are they not as concerned as to where the head once was?

I say ICK!

That's what I was wondering.

**Michelle** · 02-12-2006, 04:15 PM

oh wow. I was just at that airport yesterday--shudder!

**Kimberlina** · 02-12-2006, 05:33 PM

Ummm...okay.

I, too, wonder where it came from. And who it belonged to. And who they "lost" it.

I am sure this will be an interesting topic of discussion at work tomorrow. I work with a lovely Haitian woman and I am sure she can tell us more about religions from her native land.

**Nada.Leona** · 02-12-2006, 06:39 PM

If there's dirt on it, it could be something that was buried, or involved in a ritual. Not a strange occurance to some of the "third world" nations, but by our standards, it sounds drastic. Having said that, I still wouldn't be keeping one around in my home. A cross-stitched pentacle over my door will do just fine, thank you.

**Pepper** · 02-12-2006, 07:37 PM

Oh my..........

**Julia Kimber** · 02-13-2006, 07:29 AM

Yuck!

Julia

**Darlene** · 02-13-2006, 07:46 AM

Are heads on the list of things forbidden items to carry in your suitcase or onboard the plane?

Sorry, trying to make light of a wierd situation.

Nada, I like the way you ward off evil spirits much better.