Body Snatching In Lasswade Old Kirkyard, Midlothian, EH18
It took one word from the Miller woman in 1829 and a quiet Midlothian village was awash with resurrection men.
Body Snatchers In Northleach House of Correction
Join me as I look at the stories of three body snatching raids in the County of Gloucestershire and meet the men who were sent to Northleach House of Correction
The Wardsend Body Snatching Scandal of 1862
On 3 June 1862 Sexton Isaac Howard was accused of exhuming cadavers and selling them to Sheffield Medical School. The Reality of his crimes however was much worse.
A Short Tale Of A London Body Snatcher | Joseph Naples
A Short tale about the time notorious London body snatcher Joseph Naples broke out of prison.
A Body Snatching Case in Essex | Little Leighs, 1823
After denying his involvement in the theft of 24-year-old Joanna Chinnery from St John’s churchyard in Little Leighs, it would be the smell emanating from this body snatchers cart that would eventually be his downfall.
The Hope Street Body Snatching Scandal, Liverpool
In 1826 thirty-three cadavers were found stuffed into barrels waiting to be shipped from Liverpool to Leith, Edinburgh. But what happened to the gang responsible for the snatchings?
What Ever Happened To William Hare
Just what happened to William Hare after he was released from Calton Gaol in 1829? Let’s take a look at just a few of the theories out there.
Famous Body Snatchers of London
From the Borough Gang to the London Burkers, I take a look at some of the more famous body snatchers to have walked the streets of London.
A Week In The Life Of A London Body Snatcher
A Week In The Life Of A London Body Snatcher Life for a body snatcher was a whirlwind of activity, especially during the traditional dissecting months of October to May,
Burke & Hare’s Final Victim | The Fall of Mary Docherty
Burke & Hare’s Final Victim | The Fall of Mary Docherty After discovering the rich rewards of selling cadavers to anatomists when one of Hare’s lodgers, an old soldier named
