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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrea Blanco and Joe Sommerlad

Tattoo artist charged in Harvard morgue scandal spoke about ‘collecting skulls’ years ago

REUTERS

One of the defendants at the centre of the Harvard University morgue scandal boasted about his “skull collection” in a resurfaced article published more than 15 years ago.

Tattoo artist Mathew Lampi, 52, is among five people charged with stealing and selling human remains donated to Harvard Medical School for research. Prosecutors revealed in shocking court filings last week that a morgue manager, his wife, a mortician, a creepy doll collector and Mr Lampi were part of a multi-state ring that exchanged and sold “heads, brains, skin and bones.”

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