Horrifying organ selling ring at Harvard Medical School

The indictment by a grand jury in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on June 14 was against mortuary manager Cedric Lodge, 55, and his wife, Denise Lodge, 63. Both lived in Goffstown, New Hampshire.

Katrina Maclean, 44, of Salem, Massachusetts, and Joshua Taylor, 46, of West Lawn, Pennsylvania, were also charged in connection with the case. Officials said Maclean owned and operated a store called Kat's Creepy Creations.

Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo: Reuters

They are all accused of conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen body parts.

“At times, Cedric Lodge allowed Maclean and Taylor to enter the morgue at Harvard Medical School and examine bodies to select body parts to purchase,” federal prosecutors said in a statement. “In some cases, Taylor transported the stolen body parts back to Pennsylvania. On other occasions, Mr. and Mrs. Lodge transported body parts to Taylor and others outside the state of New Hampshire.”

According to the indictment, Cedric Lodge stole body parts from donated bodies, such as heads, brains, skin, bones and other body parts, without the knowledge or permission of Harvard Medical School.

According to NBC News, court records show that Cedric Lodge and his wife contacted buyers through websites and phone numbers associated with the sale of stolen body parts.

The 15-page indictment does not detail what the body parts were purchased for, but does mention that Maclean shipped human skin to a man in Pennsylvania.

According to the indictment, between September 3, 2018, and July 12, 2021, Taylor made 39 electronic transactions totaling $37,355.56 to a PayPal account managed by Denise Lodge to purchase body parts that mortuary manager Cedric Lodge had stolen from Harvard Medical School.

On 19-5-2019, the payment from Taylor had the note "head number 7" and on 20-11-2020, the transaction was made with the content "brain".

Taylor's attorney declined to comment on June 14. A representative for Harvard Medical School said: "We are appalled to learn that such a disturbing incident occurred on campus - a community dedicated to healing and serving others. The reported incidents are a betrayal of Harvard Medical School (HMS) and, most importantly, of each individual who has chosen to donate their body to HMS through the Anatomical Gift Program to advance medical education and research."

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