The disturbing history of body snatchers.

The Men Who Stole Bodies for a Living Fresh graves didn’t always stay closed. In the 18th and 19th centuries, there was a growing demand for human bodies. Not from criminals. From medical schools. Doctors and anatomy students needed corpses to study the human body, practice surgery, and advance medical knowledge. But legally available bodies were limited. So a new profession emerged in the shadows: Body snatchers. Also known as resurrection men. A Market Built on the Dead At the […]

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