Investigation of the Body Snatchers

There's a booming industry in the city that largely operates off the radar, the sale of body parts and tissue from corpses that are used for surgery and other medical procedures. It is legal and the technology is becoming more and more common what with skin grafts, bone replacement, and transplants.

The burgeoning industry has created a new market for the material and now the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office and New Jersey officials are investigating the theft of body parts taken from corpses at local funeral homes. A quick warning here: this segment does contain some grisly details.

Daily News reporter William Sherman broke this story. I asked him who is at the center of the investigation, and what they being accused of.