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The Resurrection Men
Sep 30, 2022 ·
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Sometimes referred to as body snatchers, resurrection men stole corpses from their graves and then sold them to physicians, universities, and scientists in an effort to advance medicine in the...
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Sometimes referred to as body snatchers, resurrection men stole corpses from their graves and then sold them to physicians, universities, and scientists in an effort to advance medicine in the 19th century, but mostly for financial gain.
SOURCES
The Diary of a Resurrectionist, by James Blake Bailey
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Anatomy+Act+1832
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortsafe
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37103447
https://library.uthscsa.edu/2015/04/the-diary-of-a-resurrectionist-the-value-of-death/
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SOURCES
The Diary of a Resurrectionist, by James Blake Bailey
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Anatomy+Act+1832
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortsafe
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37103447
https://library.uthscsa.edu/2015/04/the-diary-of-a-resurrectionist-the-value-of-death/
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/autumn-s-oddities--5307439/support.
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