So much for organ-theft being an Urban Legend...

[Combat Ingrid]

Probably only the front part of the ribcage was stolen. The cartilage connecting the ribs to the sternum is easy to cut through, giving you free access to the stuff inside.

[The Mad Monk]

I was thinking it was something along those lines. Also, that if it was left behind, it would provide clues as to what specific tools were used to do it.

[Combat Ingrid]

Actually, you don't really need special tools to open a chest and remove the organs. Scissors and scalpel covers most of it.

http://web2.iadfw.net/uthman/autopsy_tools.html

[Starchild]

Gimme a hacksaw, scissors, and a decently sharp knife and I could probably do the job to a reasonable degree. Identifying the tools is probably easy. Tracking them down in a city like philly? Hard. I mean, Albert Speer probably has a dozen knives that could do this job in his kitchen.

[Stuie]

They've identified the man but are withholding the info pending notification of his family. No word whether he was homeless or not.

[JohnT]

Given how fragile organs are after removal, it is more likely that the man was eviscerated as either:

1. Part of some bizarre religious rite.

2. Part of some bizarre psychosis.

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Starchild
You don't notice the mess cause the mess wasn't created there. Play Iron Chef with the gooey bits somewhere else in town and then dump the body a little ways off. I mean, face down with no obvious signs of Dr. Mengle's dastardly doings except when the corpse is flipped over points to it being sliced and diced elsewhere.

That's possible, but they wouldn't have left a rope around the body's neck if that's the case, no?

[Dis]

[loinburger]

Originally posted by Urban Ranger
How could somebody not notice the mess was what I was trying to say.

Maybe the corpse was covered by a blanket or large coat or something. Turn it over, and Whoah nelly!

[Lawrence of Arabia]

NY Post? is there an article on any other major non tabloid websites?

[Az]

They just don't want you to see the Truth, Lawrence.

But NY Post is the real deal. It's a newspaper that is not afraid to bring the truth. There is a reason why it is considered one of the more respected newspapers in the US.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
NY Post? is there an article on any other major non tabloid websites?

Here is one from the local Philly newspaper. Do note the lack of sensationalism.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Azazel
They just don't want you to see the Truth, Lawrence.

But NY Post is the real deal. It's a newspaper that is not afraid to bring the truth. There is a reason why it is considered one of the more respected newspapers in the US.

It is? That's news to me... hell, the USA Today is more respected over here than the NY Post.

[The Mad Monk]

The NY Post may be 'less respected', but try not to confuse it with the National Enquirer.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

or the SF examiner