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Human Remains Trafficking

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crime2 years ago

Harvard Morgue Scandal: Lawsuit Reveals Organ Trafficking of Hundreds of Cadavers.

Harvard Medical School's former morgue manager and six others have been charged in connection to an underground ring that stole corpses and body parts from the university and an Arkansas mortuary and crematorium to sell online. The ex-manager allegedly robbed many corpses meant for science from his employer and sold them with the help of his wife from 2018 to March 7 of this year. A Massachusetts man said he was disgusted to learn that his late wife’s remains may have been sold through a human remains trafficking ring after she donated herself to Harvard Medical School for research. Harvard Medical School’s former morgue manager Cedric Lodge, 55, and six others have been charged in connection to an underground ring that stole corpses and body parts from the university and an Arkansas mortuary and crematorium to sell online.

crime2 years ago

Harvard Morgue Faces Lawsuit Alleging Trafficking of Hundreds of Cadavers.

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.