Overview

• Cedric Lodge, former Harvard Medical School morgue manager, pleaded guilty on May 21, 2025, to interstate transport of stolen human remains.
• Lodge and his wife Denise sold body parts, including organs, brains, skin, and faces, to buyers across multiple states from 2018 to 2020.
• The investigation revealed payments of over $37,000 from one buyer and uncovered resales of the stolen remains for profit by other individuals in the trafficking network.
• Several co-defendants, including Denise Lodge, Joshua Taylor, and Andrew Ensanian, have also pleaded guilty, with some already sentenced to prison terms ranging from 15 months to 15 years.
• The scandal has sparked outrage from Harvard officials and donor families, raising awareness of the lack of federal regulations governing body donation programs.