Harvard morgue manager indicted for selling stolen body parts on black market

A former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School and his wife are among five people charged with stealing and selling human remains donated to the school. Cedric Lodge allegedly stole "heads, brains, skin and bones" from cadavers between 2018 and 2022 and sold them to buyers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, sending them in the post. The scheme, which is part of a larger black market, is alleged to have run for five years. The defendants face a maximum penalty of 15 years imprisonment on charges of conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods.