Executive Summary
- Katrina Maclean pleaded guilty to interstate transport of stolen human remains in a Pennsylvania federal court.
- The trafficking network sourced body parts from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary.
- Maclean sold items including heads, brains, and skin through her store, "Kat’s Creepy Creations."
- Nine defendants have pleaded guilty in the scheme, with sentences ranging up to 15 years.
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — A Massachusetts woman entered a guilty plea in federal court on Monday regarding her involvement in a widespread network that trafficked human remains stolen from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary. Katrina Maclean, 46, of Bradford, admitted to interstate transport of stolen goods before a judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, acknowledging her role in the illicit buying and selling of body parts.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Maclean utilized her Peabody-based business, "Kat’s Creepy Creations," to distribute the stolen remains. Prosecutors stated that the inventory Maclean trafficked included heads, brains, skin, and bones. Court documents revealed that she sold these items to various buyers, including a Pennsylvania man who allegedly processed human skin to create leather.
The investigation linked Maclean to a broader conspiracy operating between 2018 and 2022. Prosecutors established that Cedric Lodge, the former morgue manager for Harvard University’s Anatomical Gifts Program, stole organs and other parts from cadavers donated for medical research and education. Lodge allegedly transported the remains from the Boston campus to his home in New Hampshire, where he and his wife, Denise Lodge, sold them to Maclean and other distributors without the knowledge of the university or the donors’ families.
Maclean is one of nine defendants who have pleaded guilty in connection with the investigation. The network also involved Candace Chapman-Scott, a former employee of an Arkansas mortuary, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in selling remains. Other co-conspirators, including Cedric and Denise Lodge, Jeremy Pauley, Andrew Enasian, Matthew Lampi, Joshua Taylor, and Angelo Pereyra, have also entered guilty pleas. While Lampi and Pereyra have received prison terms of 15 and 18 months respectively, Maclean and several others are currently awaiting sentencing.
Judicial Proceedings
The guilty plea by Maclean signifies a major step toward concluding the prosecution of this complex interstate trafficking ring. As the court moves to the sentencing phase, the proceedings will likely focus on the application of federal sentencing guidelines regarding the interstate transport of stolen property and the violation of donor sanctity. Maclean faces a maximum potential sentence of 10 years in federal prison. While nine individuals have admitted guilt, the final judicial outcomes will depend on the court’s assessment of each defendant’s level of involvement in the conspiracy.
