Harvard Medical School is 'Accused'

Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing, selling human remains

"Some crimes defy understanding," a federal prosecutor said.
Five people, including a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager, face federal charges after allegedly conspiring to steal and sell body parts from cadavers donated to the institution.

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A federal grand jury indicted Cedric Lodge, 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, who managed the morgue for the Anatomical Gifts Program at Harvard Medical School, with conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods charges for allegedly transporting and selling the human remains across multiple states between 2018 and 2022.

Cedric Lodge's wife, Denise Lodge, 63, and two others -- Katrina Maclean. 44, of Salem, Massachusetts, and Joshua Taylor, 46, of West Lawn, Pennsylvania -- were also indicted on the same charges as part of an alleged conspiracy to "profit from the interstate shipment, purchase, and sale of stolen human remains," the indictment stated. They are not affiliated with Harvard, school officials said.

A fifth man -- Jeremy Pauley, 41, of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania -- was also charged with conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods charges for allegedly purchasing and then selling human remains stolen from two medical schools, including Harvard's. He is also not affiliated with Harvard, school officials said.

Harvard officials called the alleged activities an "abhorrent betrayal" and "morally reprehensible" in a statement on Wednesday, noting that investigators believe Cedric Lodge acted "without the knowledge or cooperation of anyone else" at the institution.

Source: ABC News