Massachusetts Woman Sentenced to Two Years for Selling Body Parts Stolen from Harvard Medical School Morgue
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Katrina Maclean, owner of Kat's Creepy Creations (搜索) in Peabody, Massachusetts, was sentenced to two years in prison for selling body parts stolen from the Harvard Medical School morgue.
Investigators found Maclean purchased stolen body parts before selling and shipping them to other buyers.
Former morgue manager Cedric Lodge received an eight-year sentence, while his wife Denise Lodge was sentenced to one year and one day after pleading guilty.
A Massachusetts woman will spend two years in prison for selling body parts stolen from the morgue at Harvard Medical School, according to reporting by WMUR. Katrina Maclean, who owns Kat's Creepy Creations (搜索) in Peabody, was sentenced in connection with a scheme in which investigators say she bought some of the stolen body parts before selling and shipping them to others.
The case traces back to 2023, when Cedric and Denise Lodge of Goffstown were also charged in connection with the scheme. The couple was sentenced to prison last December. Cedric Lodge, the former manager of the Harvard Medical School Morgue, is serving an eight-year prison sentence. Denise Lodge pleaded guilty to selling the remains to buyers across the country and was sentenced to one year and one day.
The sentencing underscores the gravity of the breach of trust involving donated human remains at a major academic medical institution. The scheme involved the unauthorized removal and commercial sale of body parts from the morgue, with multiple individuals participating in the distribution of the remains to buyers nationwide.
The case has drawn attention to the oversight and security protocols governing anatomical donation programs and morgue operations at medical schools. The involvement of a former morgue manager in the theft and sale of remains highlights vulnerabilities in the systems designed to safeguard donated bodies intended for medical education and research.