Woman Who Injected Hot Beef Fat Into Her Face Dies
By Chuck Sudo in Food on Sep 9, 2011 6:20PM
Today's "WTF?" story of the day comes from Homewood, where a woman died yesterday after apparently injecting hot beef fat into her face. Cheezus!
63-year-old Janet Hardt apparently has done this before but this time went to the hospital after complaining her face felt like it was burning and was singed. Hardt was pronounced dead at Advocate South Suburban Hospital in Hazel Crest at 6:25 p.m.
Since Hardt had done this before, the Cook County Medical Examiner has scheduled an autopsy for later today to determine the exact cause of her death. Sorry, but vanity isn't worth that. We'd rather let our face show the signs of age and use the beef fat for something more constructive, like making a poutine or blanching fries.