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5 charged for theft, sale of body parts from morgue

The body parts were taken without the school’s knowledge or permission, authorities said, adding that the school has cooperated with the investigation

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Denise Lodge (left) covers her face as she leaves the federal courthouse. Pic/AP

Denise Lodge (left) covers her face as she leaves the federal courthouse. Pic/AP

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, federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced Wednesday.

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. The body parts were taken without the school’s knowledge or permission, authorities said, adding that the school has cooperated with the investigation.

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