Bodies donated to science.

Trusted hands.

Unthinkable betrayal.

Cedric Lodge managed the Harvard Medical School morgue—until investigators uncovered a macabre black market of human remains.

Skulls mailed in bubble wrap.

Tattooed skin turned to leather.

A network of buyers… hungry for the grotesque.

This isn’t just true crime. It’s body horror—ripped from reality.

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Original music in this episode is provided by the talented: SHDWLRKR

Food is supposed to nourish—but history tells a darker tale. In this episode, we bite into the morbid side of food production: poisoned candy, hallucinogenic bread, deadly dinners, and a surgeon who served death at record speed. These are the meals that killed, the ingredients that maimed, and the appetites that cost lives. Bon appétit.

Welcome to the second episode of the Morbid History podcast...

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In the 1800s, surgery was pain.

The only relief? A surgeon fast enough to beat the scream.

Robert Liston was that surgeon.

Until one operation claimed the lives of three.

Was it legend… or a horrifying truth?

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Original music in this episode is provided by the talented: SHDWLRKR