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Former Harvard Morgue Manager Sentenced for Organ Theft

12/17/2025

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Cedric Lodge, former Harvard Medical School morgue manager, was sentenced to eight years for stealing and selling organs from donated cadavers.
His wife, Denise Lodge, received a one-year sentence for her involvement.
Cedric Lodge pleaded guilty to transporting stolen goods.
From 2018 through March 2020, he stole body parts and sold them to individuals, causing emotional harm to families.
Harvard condemned the actions as abhorrent, and Massachusetts' highest court has allowed families to pursue lawsuits against Harvard for mishandling bodies.

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Cedric Lodge, former Harvard Medical School morgue manager, was sentenced to eight years for stealing and selling organs from donated cadavers.
His wife, Denise Lodge, received a one-year sentence for her involvement.
Cedric Lodge pleaded guilty to transporting stolen goods.
From 2018 through March 2020, he stole body parts and sold them to individuals, causing emotional harm to families.
Harvard condemned the actions as abhorrent, and Massachusetts' highest court has allowed families to pursue lawsuits against Harvard for mishandling bodies.