psychoceramics: Kidney Harvesting

["Johannes Scmidt" <r--@h--.com>]

>> Dear All,
>>
>> The following cautionary story (apparently true) was forwarded by 
people working for a law firm in London.
>>
>> A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM DOMINIC F. SANTILLO READ: A friend 
of mine from UT passed this story on to me from the
>Daily Texan, the University of Texas newspaper. Apparently it
>occurred during Fall Premier, a UT tradition that is a celebration of
>the end of mid-terms.
>>
>> This guy went out last Saturday night to a party. He was having a 
good time, had a couple of beers and some girl seemed to like him and 
invited him to go to another party. He quickly agreed, and decided to go 
along with her. She took him to a party in some apartment and they 
continued to drink, and even got involved with some other drugs (type 
unknown).
>> The next thing he knew, he woke up completely naked in a bathtub 
filled with ice. He was still feeling the effects of the drugs, but 
looked around to see he was alone. He looked down at his chest, which 
had "CALL 911 OR YOU WILL DIE! written on it in lipstick. He saw a phone 
was on a stand next to the tub, so he picked it up and dialed. He 
explained to the EMS operator what the situation was and that he
>really didn't know where he was, what he took, or why he was really
>calling.
>>
>> She advised him to get out of the tub. He did, and she asked him to 
look himself over in the mirror. He did, and appeared normal, so she 
told him to check his back. He did, only to find two 9-inch slits on his 
lower back. She told him to get back in the tub immediately, and they 
sent a rescue team over. Apparently, after being examined, he found out 
more of what had happened. His kidneys had been stolen. They are worth 
$10,000 dollars each on the Black Market.
>>
>> Several guess are in order. The second party was a sham, the people 
involved had to be at least medical students, and it was not just 
recreational drugs he was given. Regardless, he is currently in the 
hospital on life support, awaiting a spare kidney.
>The University of Texas, inconjunction with Baylor University Medical
Center, is conducting tissue research to match the sophomore student 
with a doner.
>>
>> Someone else writes:
>> "This was on 20/20 several weeks ago. My wife, the nurse, has 
confirmed that this is indeed going on. Please be careful, and bounce 
this message to anyone and everyone you can think of."
>>
>> The following messages have been edited only in that all the 
forwarding marks and source addresses have been removed (there were a 
lot of them).
>>
>> I wish to warn you about a new crime ring that is targeting business 
travelers. This ring is well organized, well funded, has very skilled 
personnel, and is currently in most major cities
>and recently very active in New Orleans. The crime begins when a
>business traveler goes to a lounge for a drink at the end of the work 
day. A person in the bar
>> walks up as they sit alone and offers to buy them a drink. The last
>> thing the traveler remembers until they wak up in a hotel room 
bathtub, their body submerged to their neck in ice, is sipping that 
drink. There is a note taped to the wall instructing them not to move 
and to call 911. A phone is on a small table next to the bathtub for 
them to call.
>> The business traveler calls 911, who have become quite familiar with 
this crime. The business traveler is instructed by the 911 operator to 
very slowly and carefully reach behind them and feel if there is a tube 
protruding from their lower back. The business traveler finds the tube 
and answers "yes." The 911 operator tells them to remain still, having 
already sent paramedics to help. The operator knows that both of the 
business traveler's kidneys have been harvested.
>This is not a scam or out of a science fiction novel, it is real. It is 
documented and confirmable. If you travel or someone close to you
travels, please be careful.
>>
> From Patty Radford:
> Yes, this does happen. My sister-in-law works with
a lady and this happened to her son's neighbor who lives in
Houston. The only "good" thing to his whole story is the fact that the
people doing this horrible crime are very aware of what complications 
can happen afterwards, and take detailed precautions to set up the room 
before leaving. The word from my sister-in-law is that the hospital in 
Las Vegas (yes, Vegas) prior to transferring him back to Houston stated 
that these people know exactly what they are doing. The incision, etc. 
was exact and clean.
>> They use sterile equipment, etc. and the hospital stated that other 
than the fact that the victim loses a kidney there have not been any 
reports of other complications due to non-sterile, etc. tactics that 
were used.
>>
>> From Kathy White:
>> Sadly, this is very true. My husband is a Houston Firefighter/EMT and 
they have received alerts regarding this crime ring. It is to be taken 
very seriously. The daughter of a friend of a fellow firefighter had 
this happen to her. Skilled doctors are performing
>these crimes (which, by the way, have been highly noted in the Las 
Vegas area). Additionally, the military has received alerts regarding 
this.
>>
>> So, there it is. Whether this IS true or not, it might be as well not 
to accept drinks from strangers when travelling abroad!!!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Diane


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