Man discovers human teeth in new wallet

The Cape Cod Times ^ | March 3 2009 | Aaron Gouveia

[Daffynition]

FALMOUTH – What’s in your wallet?

A Walmart customer shopping around for a new wallet found 10 human teeth while looking through a wallet he was about to buy on Saturday night, police said. More Times Breaking News

Police said the man was shopping in the Teaticket Highway store at 9:58 p.m., when he unzipped one of the wallet’s compartments and discovered what police have identified as 10 human teeth. One tooth – which police said are from an adult – had a filling, police said.

The male customer turned the wallet and the teeth over to Walmart employees, but left the store without giving his name before police arrived.

The wallet still had the original tags on it, but police said they cannot perform DNA tests because there was no blood and no gum tissue on the teeth.

Walmart officials did not release any further details but said the company will investigate.

“We’re not aware of anything like this happening in the past and we believe this to be an isolated incident,” said Ashley Hardie, Walmart spokeswoman.

Police are hoping the unidentified male shopper comes forward to answer questions. Anyone else with information regarding the teeth can contact Falmouth police Det. James Pires at 508-457-2526.

[Daffynition]

What’s in your wallet?

[wmileo]

The teeth could be from some Chinese political dissident who was murdered by the Chicoms.

[TornadoAlley3]

after Obama’s national dental/health care, we will all only have our teeth in our wallet.

[SolidWood]

"Wallets are made from humans!"

[Mojave]

The teeth could be from some Chinese political dissident who was murdered by the Chicoms.

Put one under a pillow to see which currency the Tooth Fairy leaves.

[KoRn]

Made in West Virginia?

[prisoner6]

I'm calling Shennanigans, LOL!

prisoner6

[Kozak]

Made in West Virginia?

No way if it has more then 1 tooth...

[gorush]

Few people realize that the tooth brush was invented in West Virginia...had it been invented elsewhere, it would probably be known as the teeth brush.

[BuffaloJack]

> ... police said they cannot perform DNA tests because there was no blood and no gum tissue on the teeth.

Teeth are the best there is for forensic DNA. They survive many fires, water submersion and being buried. The DNA is inside the tooth not on the surface.

[wolfcreek]

Kind of a bassakerds adaptation of “Put your money where your mouth is”

[Larry Lucido]

LOL!

[bvw]

IOW the police don’t see any free donuts in this effort, their attitude is why bother, just say some passable excuse and let’s go get donuts.

[Larry Lucido]

The Fal-mouth police should bring in a gumshoe to solve the case.

[niteowl77]

On first glance I am reminded of a semi-elaborate practical joke described in H. Allen Smith's book "The Compleat Practical Joker": on a visit to a dentist, a man obtains a bunch of unwanted extracted human teeth, and then plants them so that an acquaintance whom he has a grudge against finds the teeth in odd, unexpected places, one at a time. This causes puzzlement and eventually nervousness. When the victim eventually makes an important public speech, he takes out his prepared remarks only to have a dozen teeth fall out of his pocket and onto the stage, which unnerves him to the point where he can hardly deliver the speech.

Mr. niteowl77

[Malsua]

I want one of those green Soylent squares. They had to have made 10s of thousands. Probably all got tossed out.

[freeplancer]

The economy is really taking a bite out his wallet.

[mikrofon]

The male customer turned the wallet and the teeth over to Walmart employees, but left the store without giving his name before police arrived

The store cameras did, however, capture an image of the man:

[DannyTN]

I hate when I leave a wallet full of teeth in a place like Wal-mart.

[J40000]

This man owns a piece (or two) of Jimmy Hoffa!