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Wife of former Harvard morgue manager to plead guilty to charges in connection to body part thefts
BOSTON – The woman accused of helping her husband sell human body parts online will now plead guilty to some of the charges against her.
Denise Lodge changed her plea and will now plead guilty to aiding and abetting interstate transport of stolen goods. In exchange, all the other charges against her will be dropped. A Pennsylvania man also charged in the case who admitted to buying human remains from multiple people has already pleaded guilty.
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Lodge’s husband, Cedric Lodge, is the former manager of the morgue at Harvard Medical School. He’s accused of taking human remains back to his New Hampshire home and selling them online for a profit. Prosecutors said Cedric Lodge stole everything from heads, skin, bones and even brains.
A class action lawsuit has since been filed against Harvard and Cedric Lodge by families who had donated their loved ones bodies to the medical school.
Cedric Lodge’s trial is scheduled to begin in August.
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NEW YORK — A person of interest was taken into custody Thursday night after a pickup truck struck multiple pedestrians in Manhattan, authorities said.
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. on Water Street between Montgomery and Jackson streets on the Lower East Side, according to the New York City Police Department.
According to police, the driver of a gray pickup truck hit multiple pedestrians. At least seven people were injured, the NYPD said, four of whom were in critical condition.
One person of interest was taken into custody.
The circumstances of the crash were unclear. The investigation is ongoing.
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