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Harvard agrees to $53M settlement over stolen donor remains

Remains were stolen and sold by Harvard's former morgue manager, who received an eight-year prison sentence.

Published Aug 21, 2026, 10:15 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

By LEAH WILLINGHAM, The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay $53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former morgue manager.