USA v. Lodge, et al.

  1. March 03, 2025

    Oddities Shop Owner Says Collecting Body Parts Not Criminal

    A woman accused of taking part in an interstate ring buying and selling human remains allegedly stolen by the former director of Harvard University's morgue asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss an indictment against her, arguing that charges of transporting stolen goods don't apply to body parts.

  2. February 21, 2024

    Morgue Manager's Wife Cops To Role In Body Part Sales

    The wife of a Harvard University morgue manager will cop to interstate transport of stolen goods for her role in the alleged scheme to steal and sell human remains to a nationwide network, prosecutors said Wednesday.

  3. September 08, 2023

    Defendant In Harvard Body Theft Case Pleads Guilty

    One of the defendants charged in connection with the alleged theft and sale of body parts from a Harvard Medical School morgue pled guilty Thursday to his role in buying and reselling human remains both from Harvard and an Arkansas mortuary, federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced.

  4. June 14, 2023

    Harvard Morgue Manager Charged With Selling Body Parts

    The manager of Harvard Medical School's morgue stole and sold human remains to a network of individuals around the country, federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania said Wednesday, actions the school called disturbing and "morally reprehensible."