Katrina Maclean, 46, of Bradford, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to the interstate transport of stolen human remains. The plea was entered before Chief United States District Judge Matthew W. Brann in Williamsport.
According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Maclean admitted that between 2018 and 2022 she purchased human remains she knew had been stolen from Harvard Medical School and transported them from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania. Maclean also sold these stolen remains to others, including Jeremy Pauley, who previously pleaded guilty in the case.
The investigation revealed that Cedric Lodge, who managed the morgue for Harvard Medical School’s Anatomical Gifts Program in Boston, stole organs and other parts from donated cadavers prior to their scheduled cremation. Lodge transported some of the remains from Boston to his home in Goffstown, New Hampshire. There he and his wife Denise Lodge sold them to Katrina Maclean and others through arrangements made by phone and social media. On certain occasions, Maclean brought stolen remains into Pennsylvania.
Several other defendants have already entered guilty pleas: Jeremy Pauley, Cedric Lodge, Denise Lodge, Joshua Taylor, Andrew Ensanian, Matthew Lampi, and Angelo Pereyra. Lampi received a sentence of 15 months in prison; Pereyra was sentenced to 18 months. Sentencing is pending for Cedric Lodge, Denise Lodge, Joshua Taylor and Andrew Ensanian. In addition, Candace Chapman-Scott—who stole human remains from an Arkansas crematorium where she worked and sold them to Pauley—pleaded guilty in Arkansas federal court and received a 15-year prison sentence.
“This case demonstrates our commitment to investigating those who traffic in stolen human remains,” said United States Attorney Brian D. Miller.
The investigation involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and East Pennsboro Township Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alisan V. Martin is prosecuting the case.
If convicted under federal law for this offense, the maximum penalty is up to ten years imprisonment as well as supervised release after imprisonment and a fine; actual sentencing will be determined by the judge according to federal statutes and guidelines.
