Harvard to pay $53m over theft and sale of human remains from medical school

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How it spread - 9 original reports

1. Tue, 18 August 2026

   3 reports
   • Index.hr (Croatia)20:53first to report
     Bivši voditelj mrtvačnice prodavao dijelove tijela. Harvard će platiti 53 mil. dolara

     HARVARD će isplatiti 53 milijuna dolara odštete obiteljima jer je bivši voditelj mrtvačnice godinama krao i prodavao dijelove doniranih tijela.

   • The Guardian World21:44
     Harvard to pay $53m over theft and sale of human remains from medical school

     Cedric Lodge, 58, sentenced in December to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts in national scheme Harvard University has agreed to pay a $53m settlement to resolve civil lawsuits stemming from the illegal theft and sale of human remains that had been donated to its medical school for scientific research. A former Harvard medical school morgue manager, Cedric Lodge, 58, was sentenced in December last year to eight years in prison after he had pleaded guilty in May to...

   • Google News - Top Stories23:47
     Harvard to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits over theft of body parts

     Harvard to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits over theft of body parts Reuters Harvard Agrees to $53 Million Settlement in Body Part Theft Scandal The New York Times Harvard to pay $53M in suit over selling donated corpses on black market New York Post Harvard agrees to pay millions after morgue manager sold body parts BBC Harvard To Pay $53M To Settle Cadaver Lawsuits InDepthNH.org

2. Wed, 19 August 2026

   5 reports
   • BBC News World00:07
     Harvard agrees to pay millions after morgue manager sold body parts

     Harvard Medical School has agreed to pay $53 million to families who alleged the school mishandled the donated remains of loved ones.

   • RMF24 (Poland)07:38
     Ciała trafiały na czarny rynek. Afera na Harvardzie

     Ciała trafiały na czarny rynek. Afera na Harvardzie

   • Euronews13:42
     Harvard agrees to pay $53 million after former morgue manager sold donated body parts

     A Boston state court judge gave preliminary approval to the settlement on Tuesday, according to US media, with Harvard saying the distribution of funds is expected to take several months.

   • The Hill13:54
     Harvard settling body part theft lawsuits for $53M

     Harvard University on Monday announced it will pay $53 million to settle several lawsuits filed by relatives of people whose body parts were stolen from the medical school's morgue and sold by its former manager. Former Harvard Medical School morgue manager Cedric Lodge, along with his wife and several others, was indicted in June 2023...

   • Der Spiegel (Germany)14:46
     Harvard: US-Universität zahlt Millionenabfindung für Handel mit Leichenteilen

     Der frühere Chef der Leichenhalle in Harvard verkaufte über Jahre hinweg Körperteile von Verstorbenen. Nun kündigte die Universität an, den Hinterbliebenen mindestens 53 Millionen US-Dollar zu zahlen.

3. Wed, 2 September 2026

   1 report
   • houstonseagle.com14:13
     Where Do Black Market Organs Come From?

     In this case, Harvard!