Ex-Harvard morgue manager's wife pleads guilty to transporting stolen human remains
Denise Lodge, the wife of a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager, pleaded guilty to transporting stolen human body parts, including hands, feet, and heads, to buyers. She admitted to negotiating online sales of stolen items, taken without the school's knowledge or permission, between 2018 and March 2020. Her attorney claimed that Lodge's husband was the main perpetrator and she merely went along with it, emphasizing that no one lost money and framing the matter as a moral and ethical dilemma rather than a criminal case.