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
The Simple Art of Burking
The Simple Art of Burking By the end of 1829, after William Burke had finished dangling from the end of a rope and the country was just righting itself after
Dissecting Season: When Body Snatchers Plied Their Trade
Dissecting Season: When Body Snatchers Plied Their Trade Someone once said to me ” a season for body snatching, who knew”, and I agree, not many do, which is why
