Goffstown NH Couple Faces Charges For Selling Body Parts From Harvard Medical Morgue

GOFFSTOWN, NH — A couple from Goffstown has been indicted by a Pennsylvania grand jury, accused of selling stolen body parts.

The former morgue manager of Harvard Medical School, Cedric Lodge of Goffstown, was named in the indictment that accuses him of selling human remains from 2018 to 2023. He was fired from Harvard last month.

The indictment accuses Cedric Lodge of stealing portions of donated cadavers, including heads, brains, skin, and bones, from Harvard Medical School. Lodge would allegedly take the parts to his Goffstown home on Orchard Ave. His wife Denise would sell them and package them to be sent across the United States. According to court paperwork, many of the parts were shipped using US Mail.

According to neighbors, authorities removed the couple from their residence in handcuffs early Wednesday morning. They appeared in U.S. District Court in Concord this afternoon, where they were released on personal recognizance. The Lodges will have to appear in Pennsylvania to answer the charges at a future date.

Four others are also facing charges connected to the case, including Katrina Maclean, who owns and operates Kat's Creepy Creations in Peabody, Massachusetts. Prosecutors said she bought two faces for $600. The investigation involves a total of five states at this time, however, it could expand beyond that.

Prosecutors said some sales were made as far away as Minnesota and Arkansas. Jeremy Pauley of Pennsylvania was arrested last year after police received a report of body parts being kept in buckets in his basement. Pauley allegedly admitted to buying two shipments of human remains.

Investigators said some purchases came from Candace Chapman Scott, a mortuary and crematorium worker in Arkansas. She is accused of selling parts taken from cadavers, along with the corpses of two stillborn babies who were supposed to be cremated and returned to their families.

The U.S. Attorney's Office is working to identify victims and contact their families. If you think your family or someone you know has been affected by the case, call 717-614-4249.

Harvard Medical School said it's trying to determine which donor cadavers might have been affected. In a statement, the school's dean, George Daley, called the case "an abhorrent betrayal.”

Wednesday evening, reporters knocked on doors in the Orchard Street neighborhood, looking for comments from neighbors. Several people expressed disbelief this was happening in their quiet Goffstown neighborhood.

Two cars parked in the house's driveway had New Hampshire vanity plates “GRIM-R” and “DKSHDWS.” A man who had walked out of court with the Lodges quickly pulled into the driveway. He walked to the front door of the Orchard Street house, brought two dogs inside, and left quickly as reporters attempted to get him to speak on camera.

Additional information will be updated as it becomes available.
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