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Tests confirm heart found in plastic bag is not human

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What was thought to be a human heart found in a bag contains no human DNA. 

The Lucas County Coroners' Office confirmed that the heart is not human after conducting a series of tests. They said the heart belongs to a mammal, possibly a pig, but it's definitively not human. 

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The heart was originally found near a gas station in Norwalk, Ohio in late August. An ambulance crew orignally discovered the heart.