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Wife of ex-Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to transporting stolen human remains
The wife of a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager has pleaded guilty to a federal charge after investigators said she shipped stolen human body parts — including hands, feet and heads — to buyers. Denise Lodge, 64, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Pennsylvania to a charge of interstate…
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Man sentenced in human body part case tied to Harvard Medical School
A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body parts taken from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary. Jeremy Pauley of Thompson pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property.
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Judge dismisses families' lawsuits against Harvard over morgue scandal
Families who sued Harvard University after loved ones’ remains were stolen and sold on the black market have had their cases dismissed. Paula Peltonovich says she was told her dad, whose body was donated to Harvard Medical School for research, is one of the victims of the morgue scandal. “To know somebody bought something of my father’s, or multiple...
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Judge dismisses suits against Harvard in morgue scandal
Families affected by the theft of human remains from Harvard Medical School’s morgue had their lawsuit against the university dismissed.
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Harvard moves to dismiss families' lawsuits over body part thefts
Lawyers for Harvard and families of anatomical donors who may have had body parts stolen from the medical school’s morgue argued in a Boston court Friday over whether Massachusetts law means the university is liable.
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Harvard seeks dismissal of families lawsuits in body parts theft scandal
Lawyers for Harvard University were in a Boston court Friday arguing that a judge should dismiss lawsuits filed against the school by families of anatomical donors who may have had body parts stolen from the Harvard Medical School morgue.
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Families involved in Harvard's stolen body scandal disappointed in review of donor program
An independent review of Harvard’s long-running human body donation program, begun after the discovery that a staffer was allegedly stealing and reselling donated body parts from the Harvard Medical School morgue, has returned dozens of recommendations, university leaders said Thursday.
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Harvard review of body donation program leaves donor families disappointed
The panel of experts hired by Harvard is making several recommendations, saying the medical school’s morgue needs more oversight, including clearer systems in place for tracking specimens, adding surveillance cameras and better training of staff. But an attorney representing the families affected say the report sheds little light on howthis could happen.
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Amid stolen body scandal, Harvard releases review of body donation program
An independent review of Harvard’s long-running human body donation program, begun after the discovery that a staffer was allegedly stealing and reselling donated body parts from the Harvard Medical School morgue, has returned dozens of recommendations, university leaders said Thursday.
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How Harvard morgue scandal fits into ‘much larger story' in human remains trade
After arrests in the Harvard morgue scandal, experts say the sale of human remains is legal in most states, leading to broader questions about the exploitation of the dead.
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Harvard's morgue scandal is part of ‘a much larger story' in trading human remains
The headlines shocked the country in June when multiple people were indicted for allegedly stealing human remains from the Harvard Medical School morgue and sending them to buyers across the country. The case put a spotlight on the online human remains trade and the laws surrounding the buying and selling of body parts in the United States. NBC10 Boston spoke…
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Man pleads guilty in human body part case tied to Harvard Medical School
A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body parts taken from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary. Jeremy Pauley of Thompson pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property.
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Troubling new discovery linked to Harvard morgue scandal
The investigation into the theft of human remains from Harvard Medical School’s morgue led to the discovery of bones at the home of a Kentucky man who has now been arrested.
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New arrest made in Harvard morgue scandal
The investigation into the theft of body parts from Harvard Medical School has led the arrest of a Kentucky man.
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New arrest in suspected stolen body parts ring tied to Harvard Medical School
A Kentucky man was arrested this week on a weapons charge after being investigated as part of the suspected human body parts ring that led to a Harvard Medical School morgue official’s arrest last month. The man, William Nott, had about 40 human bones, including skulls, at his house in Mt. Washington, Kentucky, as well as a Harvard Medical School…
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150 people have joined class-action lawsuit against Harvard University, former morgue manager
After officials say up to 400 body parts were stolen and sold from the Harvard University medical morgue, 150 people have joined in a class-action lawsuit against Harvard and the morgue’s former manager as of Friday morning. The lawsuit, filed in Suffolk County Superior Court, was filed shortly after families began to be notified that their loved ones bodies were…
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‘Grotesque': Harvard faces new lawsuit for emotional distress over morgue scandal
Harvard is facing another possible lawsuit over the theft and sale of body parts from its morgue. Paula Peltonovich of Newton, New Hampshire, says her father’s remains may have been among those stolen from Harvard Medical School’s morgue and sold on the black market. “They sent my father’s ashes back,” said Peltonovich. “I don’t even know if they are...
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NH family to sue Harvard Medical School for emotional distress over morgue scandal
A woman whose father’s remains may have been among those stolen from the Harvard Medical School morgue is sharing her thoughts.
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Family members describe ‘terrible feeling' after learning of Harvard morgue scandal
Nicole MacTaggart wonders if the ashes in her bracelet really are those of her mother after learning her mom may have been one of the victims of the Harvard Medical School morgue scandal. “It has what I think is my mother’s ashes,” said MacTaggart. “It’s hard to describe. It’s a terrible feeling, there’s anger, there’s sadness.” MacTaggart says she...
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Family members left shaken after Harvard morgue scandal
Two sisters were surprised to learn their mother may have been one of those affected after human remains were stolen from Harvard Medical School’s morgue and sold on the black market.