Authorities stated that an exotic dancer is to be arraigned on Wednesday for improper disposition of human remains.
On July 21, police responded to a report of a suicidal person at the home of 31-year-old Linda Kay.
Even though the subject of the initial call was never found, the police did find six skulls and a severed human hand in a mason jar of formaldehyde.
While human skulls may be purchased online, the origin of the hand is more troubling.
According to the police report, it was severed roughly, not surgically, with bone fragments in the jar.
Two people who knew Kay stated to The Star-Ledger of Newark that the hand was a gift from a medical student who frequented the Union strip club where she dances.
At the all-nude juice bar called Hott 22, Kay nurtured her Gothic persona, wearing dark costumes, heavy eyeliner, piercings and tattoos.
Kay's mother, Patricia Ann Kay, told the newspaper that her daughter had always been fascinated with the macabre. As a girl she found and collected animal skulls and snake skeletons.
Patricia said, "She has a flair for the dramatic. I have never tried to stop my children from doing whatever they want. As long as they are happy, aren't hurting anyone, and it's keeping them out of the poor house."
A South Plainfield Judge released Kay from custody Friday on $100,000 bail.

















