The Cooke Case Alistair Cooke CANCEROUS BONES STOLEN, SENT TO TISSUE BANKS AROUND THE US Bones from the 95-year-old body of famous television personality Alistair Cooke were stolen and sold to bone tissue banks around the country, even though Cooke had died of cancer that had spread to his bones. No one knows where the bone tissue is now or how much cancerous bone has been transplanted into unwitting patients. There are very few regulations for human tissue banks. Related Articles Alistair Cooke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Powell and David Segal, "In New York, a Grisly Traffic in Body Parts," Washington Post, January 28, 2006. [ Back to Tissue Disputes ] © 2007 WhoOwnsYourBody.org. All rights reserved.