Denise Lodge Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen Body Parts from Harvard

The guilty plea is part of a broader investigation into a body part trafficking ring involving Harvard Medical School's morgue.

Denise Lodge, 64, admitted to interstate transportation of stolen goods, including hands, feet, and heads.
The stolen parts were sold without the knowledge of donors' families, fetching prices up to $11,000.
Cedric Lodge, Denise's husband and the former morgue manager at Harvard, was allegedly the mastermind behind the scheme.
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Harvard by families of those whose bodies were mishandled.
The case highlights a lack of federal regulation over whole-body donations and sales in the U.S.