Pennsylvania man arrested after police find family member's head in a freezer
Police say Donald Meshey Jr. admitted to stabbing and dismembering what he called a 'cadaver doll'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged with homicide Wednesday after police found a human head in the freezer of his home.
Donald Meshey Jr., 32, was charged with abuse of a corpse and tampering or fabricating evidence in addition to criminal homicide.
Officers were called to the home in Lancaster, about one hour west of Philadelphia, by a concerned family member on Wednesday morning.
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Once police arrived, the family member said she was just inside the home and saw a human head in the freezer. An officer then made contact with Meshey, who "took the officer to the kitchen, where he proceeded to remove what appeared to be a human head from the freezer to show the officer."
Donald Meshey Jr., 32, was charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering or fabricating evidence after police found a human head in the freezer of his home. (Lancaster City Bureau of Police )
Police said that Meshey admitted to dismembering a body at the home when they interviewed him.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Meshey said he found what he described as a 'cadaver doll' in his father's bedroom, which looked and sounded like his father," the Lancaster City Bureau of Police said in a statement. "Meshey admitted to stabbing the 'cadaver doll' for 2-3 minutes with a knife and then dismembered the body."
Meshey Jr. then used a handsaw to dismember the body, placing the severed limbs and torso in garbage bags, WGAL reports, citing court documents.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Lancaster County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 67-year-old Donald Meshey on Thursday, according to the local news outlet.