Man's New BBQ Contains Severed Leg

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:17 am

MAIDEN, North Carolina — A man who bought a smoker at an auction of abandoned items might have thought twice had he looked inside first.

Maiden police said Tuesday the man opened up the smoker and saw what he thought was a piece of driftwood wrapped in paper. When he unwrapped it, he found a human leg, cut off 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 centimeters) above the knee.

The smoker had been sold at an auction of items left behind at a storage facility, so investigators contacted the mother and son who had rented the space where the smoker was found.

The mother, Peg Steele, explained her son had his leg amputated after a plane crash and kept the leg following the surgery "for religious reasons" she doesn't know much about.

"The rest of the family was very much against it," Steele said.

Steele said her son, John Wood, plans to drive to Maiden, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) northwest of Charlotte, to reclaim his amputated leg, police said.

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:23 am

RedGlitter;700168 wrote: MAIDEN, North Carolina — A man who bought a smoker at an auction of abandoned items might have thought twice had he looked inside first.

Maiden police said Tuesday the man opened up the smoker and saw what he thought was a piece of driftwood wrapped in paper. When he unwrapped it, he found a human leg, cut off 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 centimeters) above the knee.

The smoker had been sold at an auction of items left behind at a storage facility, so investigators contacted the mother and son who had rented the space where the smoker was found.

The mother, Peg Steele, explained her son had his leg amputated after a plane crash and kept the leg following the surgery "for religious reasons" she doesn't know much about.

"The rest of the family was very much against it," Steele said.

Steele said her son, John Wood, plans to drive to Maiden, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) northwest of Charlotte, to reclaim his amputated leg, police said.

did he keep the smoker

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:29 am

el guapo;700177 wrote: did he keep the smoker

:wah: Gosh, I hope not!! GROSS!! :yh_sick

el guapo · Post by **el guapo** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:31 am

RedGlitter;700183 wrote: :wah: Gosh, I hope not!! GROSS!! :yh_sick

smoked foot my favourite snack

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 8:42 am

Saved his severed leg in a smoker for religious reasons....

That is a new one to me...

but then again, I ain't religious so what do I know !!!

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:08 am

minks;700199 wrote: Saved his severed leg in a smoker for religious reasons....

That is a new one to me...

but then again, I ain't religious so what do I know !!!

:wah: They just keep gettin' weirder!!!

When I was a kid I knew a biker guy...his wife had her leg ripped off while she was on the back of his bike. Don't ask me why because I have NO idea, but the husband had a plaster cast made from his wife's severed leg and he would put his can of beer in it and drink from the leg. Like a beer cozy I reckon.

That just came to mind.....

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:10 am

RedGlitter;700232 wrote: :wah: They just keep gettin' weirder!!!

When I was a kid I knew a biker guy...his wife had her leg ripped off while she was on the back of his bike. Don't ask me why because I have NO idea, but the husband had a plaster cast made from his wife's severed leg and he would put his can of beer in it and drink from the leg. Like a beer cozy I reckon.

That just came to mind.....

UGH!!!:yh_sick

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:13 am

minks;700235 wrote: UGH!!!:yh_sick

Ha!!! :wah: Grab a beer and sit down, Minks. I can tell you some stories for sure....

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:14 am

RedGlitter;700241 wrote: Ha!!! :wah: Grab a beer and sit down, Minks. I can tell you some stories for sure....

oiy alright sistah I am ready... got my barf bucket too ahahahah

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:37 am

That sounds awful! One question though, what is a smoker?

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:45 am

chrisb84uk;700329 wrote: That sounds awful! One question though, what is a smoker?

It holds food in the smoke from woodchip to preserve and flavour it.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:50 am

Ah ok thanks for the info Bryn!!

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:34 pm

I hear he was a real Lamb of a man..

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:12 pm

YZGI;700399 wrote: I hear he was a real Lamb of a man..

hope he never has to go "on the lamb" with only one limb

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:22 pm

YZGI;700399 wrote: I hear he was a real Lamb of a man..

I hear he had a leg up on all the others....

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:53 pm

RedGlitter;700168 wrote: MAIDEN, North Carolina — A man who bought a smoker at an auction of abandoned items might have thought twice had he looked inside first.

Maiden police said Tuesday the man opened up the smoker and saw what he thought was a piece of driftwood wrapped in paper. When he unwrapped it, he found a human leg, cut off 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 centimeters) above the knee.

The smoker had been sold at an auction of items left behind at a storage facility, so investigators contacted the mother and son who had rented the space where the smoker was found.

The mother, Peg Steele, explained her son had his leg amputated after a plane crash and kept the leg following the surgery "for religious reasons" she doesn't know much about.

"The rest of the family was very much against it," Steele said.

Steele said her son, John Wood, plans to drive to Maiden, about 35 miles (55 kilometers) northwest of Charlotte, to reclaim his amputated leg, police said.

I don't see the problem with puttting his leg in the smoker, After all it was a Wood leg.