Overview
- Katrina Maclean, 46, pleaded guilty on Dec. 8 in federal court in Pennsylvania to interstate transport of stolen human remains.
- Prosecutors say that from 2018 to 2022 she bought body parts stolen from Harvard Medical School’s morgue, transported them to Pennsylvania, and sold some to others including Jeremy Pauley.
- Searches in 2023 recovered labeled Harvard materials and multiple human remains from Maclean’s home and her Kat’s Creepy Creations studio; she remains free pending sentencing and faces up to 10 years.
- The investigation was led by the FBI, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and East Pennsboro Township police, and the case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alisan V. Martin.
- In a related filing this week, prosecutors asked for a 10‑year prison term for former Harvard morgue manager Cedric Lodge and sought a one‑year sentence for Denise Lodge, while other defendants have pleaded guilty and some have been sentenced.