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Cedric Lodge, a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager, was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing and selling human body parts from donated cadavers in a nationwide scheme, involving transportation and sale of organs, skin, and brains, with his wife also receiving a prison sentence.
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.
A former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife, and three others have been indicted for stealing and selling human body parts, including heads, brains, skin, and bones, that were donated to the school. The stolen remains were sold to buyers through the mail or picked up at the morgue. The defendants were part of a nationwide network of people who bought and sold remains stolen from the school and an Arkansas mortuary. The indictment charges the defendants with conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods.