Will Greenlee

will.greenlee@tcpalm.com

STUART — Some guy tried to buy “human skin” for $400 on Facebook, according to statements a Stuart woman gave a Martin County sheriff’s investigator.

What could be described as a case to make your flesh crawl happened March 14, a report states.

Deputies went to an address on Northwest River Trail “in reference to someone trying to buy human skin,” the report states.

A woman told a deputy she found a man attempting to purchase skin on Facebook. The ad, she said, was posted on “Jensen Beach Garage Sale.”

The ad indicated $400 would be paid for human skin.

The ad was taken down, perhaps because of concerns of having skin in the game.

A deputy demonstrated there’s more than one way to skin a cat because the investigator “was able to click on the individual who posted the ad and it revealed the individuals name is (redacted from report),” the report states.

If the deputy knows the man’s name, it may be difficult for that person to save his own skin.

The report cites Florida Statute 873.01, which prohibits buying and selling human organs and tissue.

Violations are a felony, so if the ad placer is caught prosecutors may want to extract their pound of flesh.