The Mystery of the 4 Severed Right Feet (511 hits)
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Submitted by Spuzzum (View user info) at 2008-05-26 17:30:50 EDT
Something fishy is afoot off the coast of British Columbia...
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) For the fourth time in less than a year, a human foot in a running shoe has been found along the British Columbia coast.
Police said Friday that they don't know if there are any links between the cases of the four severed right feet found on island shorelines in the Vancouver region.
Authorities say they haven't reached any conclusions about the origin of the feet. But local speculation has been rife with some reports claiming they belonged to victims of violent crimes or a plane crash.
Police said a passer-by found the fourth human foot on Kirkland Island, about 15 miles south of Vancouver on Thursday.
"It's certainly a mystery we intend on solving," Police Constable Annie Linteau said. "It's certainly very unusual."
The first three feet washed ashore about 40 miles southwest of Vancouver on islands in the Strait of Georgia. The first foot was discovered last summer by beachcombers on Jedidiah Island. Days later, a foot was found inside a man's Reebok sneaker on nearby Gabriola Island. The remains of a third right foot were found on the east side of Valdez Island on Feb 8.
There is no evidence to suggest the foot or any or the previous three was forcibly removed, Linteau said.
"All four were wearing socks and were in a running shoe," Linteau said.
Two of the feet are size 12. Police have not released the size of the others.
British Columbia chief coroner Terry Smith said DNA profiles have been taken from the first three feet. He declined to comment on the investigation or the new finding.
Linteau said missing persons files were also being examined.
Curtis Ebbesmeyer, a former professor of oceanography at the University of Washington who studies floating objects, said when the third foot was found that the feet could have drifted from as far as 1,000 miles away. Ebbesmeyer said the feet could have been severed or detached from their bodies on their own.
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At the risk of putting my foot in my mouth, I'd say that so far the investigation is getting off on the wrong foot. It will take some fancy footwork to get back on track I think.
My theory is that there is a soleless serial killer like Dexter dumping bodies of other serial killers out there. It looks like he's just getting his feet wet with this so we should be on our toes for more of this to come.
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Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2008-05-29 08:35:02 EDT (#)
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Seen it. Don't care. People Die. Oh well. Maybe they did something to deserve it.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2008-05-28 13:19:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by BeforeEmily (user info) at 2008-05-28 11:16:42 EDT (#)
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These comments are so punny I can't stand it.
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2008-05-27 13:59:06 EDT (#)
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the whole "they show no signs of having been forcibly removed" thing is hilarious. how else does a foot remain in a shoe unattached to the rest of the body such an appendage usually grows on?
Submitted by LittleMonster (user info) at 2008-05-27 06:28:22 EDT (#)
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The mind boggles.
I lived on the southen coast of spain for a few years. The things that would get washed up on that beach would make your eyes retreat in to your head. It was always 'bits' of people and the occasional headless body. I still see beaches as scum lines.
Submitted by kgbpasha (user info) at 2008-05-27 04:39:23 EDT (#)
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I wonder why no one's found a LEFT foot yet?
Submitted by TheBrad (user info) at 2008-05-27 03:12:43 EDT (#)
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How does a foot detach on it's own?
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2008-05-26 22:05:03 EDT (#)
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I don't like the feet. The flesh tastes sour no matter how long you boil them in honey.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2008-05-26 19:17:53 EDT (#)
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As I step into this, I must remember to put my best foot forward. Treading lightly is the order of the day, heel to toe. I always avoid the asphalt on sunny days so as to avoid a hotfoot. My sole reason for responding is to show the twelve-inch length encased within my shoe.
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2008-05-26 19:09:54 EDT (#)
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They talk about that on coast to coast every few weeks. Disturbing.
Submitted by Director (user info) at 2008-05-26 18:27:39 EDT (#)
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I larfed.
Submitted by Maestro (user info) at 2008-05-26 18:15:10 EDT (#)
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When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet.
Chinese Proverb