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SCRANTON, Pa. — A former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife and three other people have been indicted in the theft and sale of human body parts,
Cedric Lodge, 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, stole dissected portions of cadavers that were donated to the school in the scheme that stretched from 2018 to early 2023, according to court documents.
What is Cedric Lodge accused of? The former manager of Harvard Medical School’s morgue has been accused of stealing human remains from the school and selling them online.
“Some crimes defy understanding.”
The defendants were part of a nationwide network of people who bought and sold remains stolen from Harvard and an Arkansas mortuary, prosecutors say.