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Postmortem, Ep. 2: The victims

Postmortem, Ep. 2: The victims

FromLast Seen


Postmortem, Ep. 2: The victims

FromLast Seen

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
May 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

When news of the Harvard morgue scandal went viral, no one was hit harder than the families of people who had donated their bodies for study at the nation's most prestigious medical school. As if grieving the loss of a loved one wasn't enough, now there was this: the specter of a family member's body dismembered and sold to strangers for profit.

In Episode 2 of Postmortem: The Stolen Bodies of Harvard, reporter Ally Jarmanning talks with Amber Haggstrom, whose mother donated her body to Harvard after death. We hear Haggstrom's outrage and raw emotion as she learns the news — and her frustration at Harvard's lack of answers as to how it failed to protect her mother's body.

We hear, too, from the attorney representing the families, and trying to hold Harvard accountable.

If you have questions, comments or tips about this story, you can reach us at LastSeen@wbur.org.
Released:
May 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (25)

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