Deep-fried human remains found in hunt for missing masseur
15 Feb, 2021 11:17 PM
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Police searching for Peter Gerold (left) have arrested Taray Herring for alleged burglary and abuse of a corpse.
NZ Herald
US detectives investigating the disappearance of a 70-year-old massage therapist uncovered a grisly trail of human remains that led them an appalling discovery: deep-fried human hands and feet.
Police in Philadelphia were working on a missing persons case involving Peter Gerold, a 70 year-old who worked as a massage therapist and kept a large collection of exotic animals, when they stopped a rented truck leaving his property last Thursday.
The victim s torso was found last Thursday, February 11, after police officers responded to a call of an in-progress burglary on the 1000 block of Sanibel Street in Somerton. The police then followed a U-Haul truck that drove away from the property, which was pulled over a short distance away. The police found the dismembered body inside a trash bag in the back of the truck.
The owner of the house where the burglary was reported is Peter Gerold, according to property records. Gerold owned a massage therapy service. According to the publication, someone from a different state called the police to conduct a well-being check on Gerold after not hearing from him. When the police went to his home that day, the house appeared to be properly secured and the police did not enter the home as there was nothing suspicious at the time.