# Stolen kidneys **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [October 18, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-kidneys/468481 "2008-10-18T01:58:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![psythe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@psythe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psythe)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-kidneys/468481/7 "2008-10-24T14:28:52Z")
Re Outlierrn’s comment Ah, but we have - hence the conversation we’re having. How expensive can it be for a multimillion dollar underground industry to pay the occasional respected journalist to state categorically that its an urban legend? The problem with killing the donor is that you look a bit silly when your very good client comes back to you in a few years with liver disease and you’ve already killed his best match - although obviously once you’ve lost one kidney to a gorgeous stranger you’re likely to be a little more suspicious - you might even hold out for _two_ gorgeous strangers… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stolen-kidneys/468481)._