{"id":56010,"date":"2026-03-14T00:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=56010"},"modified":"2026-03-14T00:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:59:27","slug":"museum-issues-response-after-mom-claims-she-saw-sons-skinned-body-displayed-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/popularnews.pw\/?page_id=56010","title":{"rendered":"Museum issues response after mom claims she saw son\u2019s \u201cskinned\u201d body displayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"410\">A Las Vegas museum is disputing disturbing allegations from a Texas mother who believes one of its plastinated cadavers is actually the body of her late son. 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