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Harvard Settles $53 Million Lawsuit Over Body Part Trafficking

Published August 20, 2026

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Harvard University finds itself in a macabre scandal as it agrees to pay $53 million in settlements over a morgue manager's black market body part sales.

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Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits concerning the theft and sale of human body parts by a former morgue manager. The scandal involved the illegal sale of cadaver parts from the university's medical school to a black market. This settlement aims to compensate those affected by the criminal actions and the reputational damage to the institution. This bizarre and grim scandal has attracted international media attention.

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