Overview
- Cedric Lodge, 58, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison, and his wife, Denise Lodge, 65, received 12 months and one day for interstate transport of stolen human remains.
- From 2018 through at least March 2020, Lodge removed organs, brains, skin, hands, faces and dissected heads from Harvard Medical School cadavers, took them to New Hampshire, and sold or shipped them to buyers in multiple states.
- Prosecutors identified buyers including Joshua Taylor and Andrew Ensanian, with many items resold to others such as Jeremy Pauley, who has pleaded guilty and is scheduled for sentencing on December 22, 2025.
- Other defendants have pleaded guilty or been sentenced, including Matthew Lampi (15 months), Angelo Pereyra (18 months), Katrina Maclean (pleaded guilty December 8), and Arkansas crematorium employee Candace Chapman-Scott (15 years).
- The FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and East Pennsboro Township Police led the investigation, as Harvard labeled the conduct abhorrent and families were notified in 2023 with roughly 400 letters and significant victim outreach.