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Madame Tussauds London Unveils Wax Sculpture of A Greggs Sausage Roll
An Ex-Harvard Medical School Morgue Manager Admits His Role In The Theft of Human Remains
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By Ben Hooper
May 29 (UPI) -- Famed wax museum Madame Tussauds London unveiled its latest recreation of one of Britain's most beloved icons: a sausage roll from bakery chain Greggs.
The museum showcased the Greggs Sausage Roll wax sculpture in the run-up to National Sausage Roll Day, which falls on June 5.
"For a limited time only, the beloved British classic has secured a top spot in our Baker Street attraction's Culture Capital Zone along- side the likes of Sir David Attenborough, Stormzy
and William Shakespeare," Madame Tussauds said in a news release.
The Culture Capital Zone is "dedicated to those who've helped shape the land-
scape of British culture; from trailblazing artists to political giants and now, the golden, flakey pastry icon of British cuisine," the museum said.
The Greggs Sausage Roll is a savory treat made by wrapping a sausage in puff pastry and baking it.
"We're absolutely thrilled that Madame Tussauds London has chosen to honor the Greggs Sausage Roll in such a unique and iconic way," Greggs CEO Rosin Currie said. "It's a true celebration of a nation- al favorite, and we couldn't think of a more fitting trib- ute in the lead-up to National Sausage Roll Day. Seeing our Sausage Roll receive the celebrity treat- ment is a proud and slightly surreal moment for all of us at Greggs."
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager has admitted his role in the theft and sale of human body parts — including hands, feet and heads.
Cedric Lodge, 57, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Pennsylvania to interstate transport of stolen human remains, federal prosecu- tors said. He could face up to 10 years in prison.
The thefts from the morgue in Boston occurred from 2018 through at least March 2020, prosecutors said. Authorities have said Lodge, his wife and others were part of a nationwide network of people who bought and sold human remains stolen from Harvard and a mortuary in Arkansas.
Denise Lodge and several other defendants have pleaded guilty to various charges stemming from the scheme. Prosecutors have said she negotiated online sales of several items, including two dozen hands, two feet, nine spines, por- tions of skulls, five dissect- ed human faces and two dissected heads.
Authorities have said the dissected portions of cadav- ers donated to the school were taken without the school’s knowledge or per- mission.
Bodies donated to Harvard Medical School are used for education, teaching or research purposes. Once they are no longer needed, the cadavers are usually cremated and the ashes are returned to the donor’s fam- ily or buried in a cemetery.
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