Pennsylvania grave robber and Harvard morgue scandals suggest an underground network of body parts dealers Sellers of human remains flock together, apparently. We Got This Covered · Jan 19
Depraved Harvard morgue manager sold body parts like ‘baubles’, tossed into prison as yet more gruesome details emerge This grisly story is finally getting some resolution. We Got This Covered · Dec 29, 2025
Arkansas woman pleads guilty to stealing parts of corpses and trying to sell them Candace Chapman Scott of Little Rock, 37, worked at a mortuary and arranged to transport remains to buyers across state lines The Guardian - US · Apr 27, 2024
Man pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade 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 The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023
40 human skulls found in Kentucky apartment linked to national network of body part dealers The alleged theft of donated body parts from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary is revealing a national network of human remains dealers. LiveScience · Jul 25, 2023
Man found with 40 human skulls and spinal cords ‘decorating’ his home, court filings say FBI agents asked suspect James Nott if anyone was in the house, to which he replied: ‘Only my dead friends’ The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023
Kentucky man in skull-filled home arrested, tied to nationwide body part-selling scheme A Kentucky man with at least 40 skulls and dozens more human parts in his home has been arrested as part of a nationwide probe into the sale of body parts. Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2023
Tattoo artist charged in Harvard morgue scandal spoke about ‘collecting skulls’ years ago An unearthed magazine article from 2008 hints at Mathew Lampi’s alleged Interest in collecting skulls The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023
Morgue manager at Harvard Medical School sold stolen body parts, prosecutors say Brains, skin and more were taken from dissected portions of donated cadavers. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 15, 2023
‘Heads, brains, skin and bones’: Everything we know about the Harvard morgue body parts case Reverred institution’s veteran morgue manager Cecil Lodge accused of stealing human remains and selling them online to black market collectors The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
‘Heads, brains, skin and bones’: Everything we know about the Harvard Medical School body parts seller Reverred institution’s veteran morgue manager Cecil Lodge accused of stealing human remains and selling them online to black market collectors The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
Harvard morgue manager ‘sold body parts and human skin that was made into leather’ Paypal memo of one transaction read ‘head number 7’ as medical school deans call accusations ‘an abhorrent betrayal’ The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing and selling donated body parts Cedric Lodge was indicted with several others over what prosecutors said was a nationwide scheme. Axios · Jun 15, 2023
Harvard Medical School morgue manager, 4 others indicted in theft, sale of human remains A former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife and three other people have been indicted in the theft and sale of human body parts The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022 Man arrested for purchasing human body parts online Officials say remains were stolen from University of Arkansas mortuary