Guest c4evap Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Voodoo Head Found In Air Luggage --> US immigration officials have arrested a Haitian woman after baggage screeners found a human head in her luggage at a Florida airport. Myrlene Severe, 30, has been charged with failing to declare the head on a customs form and transporting "hazardous material". She arrived at Florida's Fort Lauderdale airport on Thursday on a flight from Cap Haitien in north Haiti. Ms Severe said that the head was to ward off evil sprits, officials said. "Severe stated that she had obtained the package, which contained a human head, from a male in Haiti for use as part of her voodoo beliefs," the US Attorney's Office said in a statement. Hair and skin A spokesman for Miami's immigration and customs agency told the AFP news agency that the head was not simply a skull. "It had teeth, hair and skin, and quite a lot of dirt," she said. Ms Severe, a US resident, appeared in court on Friday in Fort Lauderdale. She could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted. The practice of voodoo, an Afro-Caribbean religion whose roots go back thousands of years, is still widespread in Haiti. The Haitian government officially recognised voodoo as a religion in 2003. You can't make this sh!t up... c4 B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDad Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Just when you think you're getting a head, someone has to take it all away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mateya Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Yeah, just when you finally managed to ward off evil spirits properly - they take away your magic head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meateater Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 She could simple claim freedom of religion, since the severed head is used as a spiritual talisman in voodoo. The previous owner of the head could have been murdered, but I doubt the US gov't has any jurisdiction over murders in Haiti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 This brings back bad flashbacks from the movie Dead Presidents. The one guy who goes nuts out in the jungle, chops off the head of some random Vietnamese sniper as a "souvenir". He doesn't get rid of it for quite a while as he believes it's brought them good luck, thus far. When he's finally forced to get rid of it, people in their unit start getting hurt and killed >_< (not exactly voodoo related but in the ballpark). And people wonder why I stay away from religions ;o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str82u Posted February 12, 2006 Share Posted February 12, 2006 What a name, she was Severe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StitchInTime Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Just when you think you're getting a head' date=' someone has to take it all away.[/quote'] I hate it when that happens. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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