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'Last Seen: Portmortem' explores human remains market following Harvard morgue manager's arrest

Published May 28, 2024 at 6:40 AM MDT
The former morgue manager of Harvard Medical School in Boston has been accused of stealing and selling body parts. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
The former morgue manager of Harvard Medical School in Boston has been accused of stealing and selling body parts. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The arrest of a former Harvard University morgue manager for stealing and selling body parts led journalist Ally Jarmanning to an investigation into the underground world of human remains trading.

We hear about her five-part series, “Last Seen: Postmortem.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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