Harvard Agrees to $53 Million Settlement Over Stolen and Sold Body Parts

Harvard University agreed to a $53 million settlement resolving civil lawsuits from families of donors whose remains were stolen and sold by former morgue manager Cedric Lodge. Lodge was sentenced to eight years in federal prison in December 2025 for trafficking organs, skin, brains, and dissected heads from donated cadavers between 2018 and 2022. The settlement requires court approval.