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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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Harvard removes human skin from binding of old book
Harvard Library said it pulled the human skin binding from its copy of “Des destinées de l’âme,” written by Arsène Houssaye in the 1880s.
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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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Human skull discovered in Goodwill donation box
A worker at an Arizona Goodwill found a human skull in a box of donated goods.
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Body of hiker missing for 37 years discovered in melting glacier in Switzerland
The remains of a climber who went missing 37 years ago have been discovered on a thawing glacier in the Swiss Alps, Swiss authorities said Thursday.
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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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‘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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Lawsuit filed against Harvard in morgue case
A class action lawsuit has been filed after the theft of donated body parts from Harvard Medical School.
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Class-action suit filed over alleged Harvard morgue body part thefts
A class-action suit, filed in Massachusetts’ Suffolk Superior Court Friday, seeks “monetary damages for the severe emotional distress caused” by an alleged body part-selling scheme at the Harvard Medical School morgue.