'Sets Back The Medical Industry': Legitimate Bone Collector Condemns Body Part Sale Scheme

By Kristina Rex, CBS Boston

June 16, 2023

BOSTON - As more information comes to light about the alleged nationwide scheme that involved the sale of stolen body parts from the Harvard Medical School morgue, many are wondering: who bought the body parts, and for what use?

The indictments allege Katrina MacLean of Salem and Jeremy Pauley of Pennsylvania were among those who purchased human remains from morgues and either kept, collected, or resold them.

According to MacLean's since-deleted Instagram page and Pauley's Facebook page, both consider themselves "oddity" collectors. Oddity is a broad term that can describe taxidermy, bones, medical memorabilia, and vintage horror. MacLean's Instagram page advertised "bone art," and Pauley's Facebook offered sales of human skulls.

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