Adrian Kline, Colo. Embalmer, Accused Of Stealing Gold Teeth From Corpses

Adrian Kline, a 43-year-old Brighton, Colo. embalmer is accused of stealing gold teeth from corpses and then pawning them for cash, according to the Longmont Times-Call. Longmont pawn brokers noticed that Kline was frequently bringing in dental gold and thought it was "creepy" and "weird."

Prior to embalming, Kline is suspected of removing gold crowns from the bodies, and then after cremation, Kline is suspected of removing dental gold from the remains, according to 9News. He would then allegedly take the gold to pawn shops to sell. A Boulder Grand jury indicted Kline on suspicion of eight counts of providing false information to a pawn broker and two counts of providing false information to a secondhand dealer.

Fox31 spoke with Ted Willis at Classic Gold Jewelers in Longmont who Kline sold many of the crowns to who said, "He said his father, or grandfather, was a dentist for years and years and had piles old teeth he wanted to sell."

The Associated Press reports that police found a copy of Kline's driver's license with a bag holding about 20 gold teeth at one of the pawn shops he frequented.

Most of the dental gold game from Aspen Mortuaries in Lakewood, the last place that Kline worked, 7News reports.

Police say that from May through November of 2011, Kline made 17 sales at various locations that added up to nearly $4,000. Kline told police he has eight children and needed the money for food. He also told them that he only took gold out of the dumpster behind Aspen Mortuaries after they had been thrown out, but police believe the gold was taken from bodies inside the mortuary.