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Harvard Morgue Faces Lawsuit Alleging Trafficking of Hundreds of Cadavers.

Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo News

A lawsuit filed in Massachusetts alleges that up to 400 donated cadavers could have been involved in a black market scheme run by the morgue manager at Harvard Medical School. Earlier this week, the manager was indicted on allegations of human remains trafficking. The remains came from people who volunteered for Harvard's anatomical gifts program and agreed to donate their bodies for education, teaching, or research purposes. The civil lawsuit was filed by the son of a woman whose body was donated to Harvard for medical research following her death in February 2019.

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Harvard Medical School Morgue Manager and Others Indicted for Selling Stolen Body Parts

Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Guardian US

The manager of the morgue at Harvard Medical School and three others have been indicted for allegedly stealing and selling human body parts from the school and a morgue in Arkansas. The stolen remains included heads, brains, skin, bones, and other human remains. The defendants are accused of coordinating through cellphone and social media and sometimes shipping remains through the United States Postal Service. Harvard Medical School called the alleged actions "morally reprehensible" and is working with authorities to figure out which donors may have been affected. The maximum sentence on the charges is 15 years in prison.

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