Prosecutors say they worked together to buy and sell stolen human remains.
Human remains -- including the dead bodies of two stillborn infants -- were stolen from Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts and an Arkansas mortuary before being sold, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
At times, Cedric Lodge allowed Maclean and Taylor to enter the morgue at Harvard Medical School and examine cadavers to choose what to purchase," the release noted. "On some occasions, Taylor transported stolen remains back to Pennsylvania. On other occasions, the Lodges shipped stolen remains to Taylor and others out of state."The release noted Pauley bought human remains from Chapman Scott, who stole remains from a Little Rock mortuary and crematorium where she worked.
Some crimes defy understanding,” said Karam. “The theft and trafficking of human remains strikes at the very essence of what makes us human. It is particularly egregious that so many of the victims here volunteered to allow their remains to be used to educate medical professionals and advance the interests of science and healing. For them and their families to be taken advantage of in the name of profit is appalling.
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