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Harvard Morgue Manager Admits Selling Stolen Human Remains

  • Cedric Lodge, 57, who oversaw operations at the Harvard Medical School morgue, admitted Wednesday in federal court to unlawfully taking and transporting human remains across state lines.
  • Between 2018 and March 2020, Lodge removed donated cadaver remains without approval from his employer, breaching anatomical gift agreements.
  • The body parts taken included various organs, sections of the brain, skin samples, hands, facial pieces, and severed heads, which Lodge and his wife sold and distributed to buyers across several states.
  • Lodge acknowledged selling human remains to individuals such as Joshua Taylor and Andrew Ensanian; on May 15, Taylor admitted to illegally transporting stolen remains across state lines between 2018 and 2022.
  • Several defendants pleaded guilty with sentences ranging from 15 to 18 months, while Lodge and others await sentencing, revealing a nationwide illegal human remains trade.
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NBC Boston broke the news in Boston, United States on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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