Collectors

Some people are just collectors. A pal of ours talked about a recent visit to an old family friend who had collections of a range of things including toy cars. My Dad used to collect coins. In fact, if you think about it, you can probably name at least half a dozen people (is dozen an imperial measurement? And as a metric country should there be another measure we use that is based on decimals?) who collect something or other. My interest has been piqued by news of a skull found washed up on a Sydney beach last Friday. While there was some initial concern about the origin of the skull, and whether the owner had been the victim of foul play, Police are now suggesting that the circumstances which led to the skull being found are not suspicious. Several lines of inquiry are underway including that the skull has come from a museum, university or private collection. Yes, that was ... "private collection". There are apparently, according to The Daily Telegraph's report of a statement by Detective Inspector Dave Walton "known private collectors of skeletal remains" (and perhaps there are unknown ones as well, but we don't want to dwell on that). So, why would anyone collect, and keep, skeletal remains? Would the collection/s be of one person's remains or more? And where do the remains come from?
A quick internet search has provided no insight but even if it had - could it be believed? Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web, is apparently calling for a new labelling system so people can tell "fact" from "fiction" on the net. Now, wouldn't that make an interesting job for someone?