An Update On Freddy

We closely followed the heartwarming story of Freddy, the severed human hand last year, bringing our readers timely updates as the saga unfolded in New Jersey. To recap briefly, police visited the home of a stripper exotic dancer terpsichorean ecdysiast named Linda Kay. She wasn't home, but several of her friends were. Six human skulls and Freddy, to be exact. Freddy was kept in a jar of formaldehyde on the dresser in a bedroom. The police, naturally, were interested in talking to the person who had provided Ms. Kay with Freddy. That person was just convicted of stealing the hand and handing it out to Ms. Kay.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A doctor pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing a severed hand, which he gave to a stripper who displayed it in her New Jersey apartment.

Ahmed Rashed faces five years probation for stealing the hand in 2002 from a cadaver at a New Jersey medical school, an assistant prosecutor for Middlesex County said on Thursday.

No word on the terpsichorean ecdysiast with the odd hobby, though. We'll keep you posted.