ENSURE DIGNITY OF YOUR LOVED
ONES IN QUALIFIED HANDS.
>> DNA AND TISSUE SAMPLES ARE AT
THE CORE OF THE BIO BANK AT THE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE.
A COLLECTIVE GIFT FROM THE
FAMILIES OF 68,000 PEOPLE, WHO
ENTRUSTED BRAIN DONATIONS TO
SCIENCE.
>> THEY'VE ALL BEEN STRUGGLING
WITH A DISEASE THAT'S
DEVASTATING FOR THEM AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
WE WANT TO DO OUR BEST TO HONOR
THE SACRIFICE.
>> THE DOCTOR OVERSEES THE
PROGRAM.
>> THERE'S A STRICT PROTOCOL TO
WHICH THE TISSUE IS HANDLED.
>> BUT LAST NOVEMBER, WE MADE A
STUNNING DISCOVERY.
>> THE AUTOPSY SUITE.
>> A MAN ACCUSED OF DESECRATING
BODIES, HIRED TO RECOVER BRAIN
TISSUE FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S
STUDY.
>> THIS IS A CASE FOR THE UTAH
OF INDIANA.
>> HE HAS NO MEDICAL
CREDENTIALS, AND IS NOW FACING
CRIMINAL CHARGE FOR THEFT AND
DESECRATING A BODY IN HIS
MAKESHIFT MORGUE.
>> IF I'M DESECRATING LOVED ONES
AND I'M IN THE WRONG, HOW COME
THERE'S OTHER COMPANIES AND
OTHER INDIVIDUALS, WHO AUTOPSY
ASSIST AND DOING CASES?
>> HE CLAIMS HE'S DOING NOTHING
MORE THAN TISSUE RECOVERY.
BUT HE HAS CONTRACTS AND CASHED
CHECKS FOR AUTOPSY SERVICES.
HER FAMILY TURNED TO HIM,
HOPING TO LEARN MORE OF HER
DEATH.
THE GRAND DAUGHTER CHRON FRONTED
HIM.
DOCUMENTING HER CONVERSATION
WITH RECORDING DEVICES.
>> MY NAME IS NICOLE, YOU DID AN
AUTOPSY ON MY GRANDMOTHER, WE
DON'T KNOW IF YOU SCAMMED US FOR
THE MONEY OR ACTUALLY PERFORMED
THE AUTOPSY.
>> IT WAS DONE, THERE'S NO SCAM.
>> SECTIONS OF THE BRAIN WERE
REMOVED AS PART OF THE AUTOPSY.
>> IN ORDER TO CONDUCT AN
AUTOPSY, IT MUST BE CONDUCTED BY
A BOARD CERTIFIED PATHOLOGIST.
>> THIS INDIVIDUAL PERFORMED
TISSUE REMOVAL FOR US.
MUCH OF THE CONTROVERSY IS
AROUND THE AUTOPSY.
>> WHETHER AUTOPSY OR TISSUE
RECOVERY, PARCELS HAVE
QUESTIONABLE CREDENTIALS.
HOW WAS HE ABLE TO SECURE A
CONTRACT FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S
STUDY?
>> WE HAD A FAMILY THAT NEEDED
-- LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO
PERFORM THE REMOVALS IN THAT
AREA, AND THAT COMPANY WAS
REFERRED TO US BY THE ACADEMIC
INSTITUTION.
>> SHE PREFERS A PHYSICIAN OR A
PATHOL JI ASSISTANT.
BUT ADMITS, IT'S NOT ALWAYS
PROJECT CAL.
>> IT'LL ONLY BE COMPLETED BY A
PHYSICIAN.
THERE'LL BE AN ENTIRE GROUP WHO
WILL NOT HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN
TISSUE DONATION, SO THAT'S A
TOUGH REQUIREMENT TO MAKE, AND
ONE I WOULD BE HESITANT TO MAKE.
>> AND PARCELS ALSO CLAIMS TO BE
A PATHOLOGY ASSISTANT.
HE OPERATED ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WITH NO OVERSIGHT.
FINALLY LAST YEAR, THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF PATHOLOGIST
ASSISTANTS PUT OUT A WARNING,
HE'S NOT QUALIFIED.
AS FOR TISSUE RECOVERY, WE
DISCOVERED THE LAW SURROUNDING
THAT PART OF THE INDUSTRY ARE
LESS STRINGENT.
THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE TECH
INITIATION VARY FROM STATE TO
STATE.
>> THERE ARE LIMITED CURRENT
REGULATIONS AROUND TISSUE
REMOVAL.
ZOISHGS DOES THAT CONCERN YOU?
>> I CAN'T COMMENT ON THE
REGULATIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS.
>> THE ALZHEIMER'S STUDY HAD
THREE BRAIN TISSUE REMOVED FROM
SENT TO A NEUROPATHOLOGIST.
>> NO CONCERN OF THE TISSUE.
>> BUT DOES THAT MEAN HE AND
OTHERS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO
THIS SENSITIVE WORK.
>> THIS IS A DIFFICULT
DISCUSSION.
AS SOON AS WE WERE AWARE THERE
MIGHT BE LEGAL CONCERNS, WE
CONTACTED THE LEGAL TEAM HERE AT
THE UNIVERSITY.
>> IT'S UP TO THE INDUSTRY TO
DECIDE HOW TO POLICE TISSUE
RECOVERY.
WE'VE LEARNED THE INDIANA
ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS NOW OPENED
AN INVESTIGATION INTO PARCELS,
AND HIS COMPANY HERE.
TOMORROW IS NATIONAL DONOR DAY,
IT'S AN IMPORTANT TIME TO RAISE
AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF
GIVING.
TALK ABOUT YOUR ISSUES NOW, AND
SIGN UP, ASK QUESTIONS OF THE
SPECIFIC RULES FOR RECOVERY.
AND ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE
INDIANA DONOR NETWORK, REQUIRE
EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS.
WITH A HEALTH CARE