Invasion of the Body Snatchers

In our most morbid episode yet, we step into the eerie shadows of Victorian graveyards, where the dead couldn’t always rest in peace. Clara tells Sabrina about the grim and ghastly practice of body snatching, an illicit trade that supplied fresh corpses to the booming field of medical science. So if you’re steadfast enough (and not eating lunch), grab a shovel and a lantern, and meet us in the cemetery at midnight to dig up some seriously disturbing history…See photos discussed in this episode on our instagramFollow us on tiktok for videos that cover a condensed version of each topic!ORGAN DONATION:CanadaUnited States of AmericaUnited KingdomSOURCES:Mcdreeamie Musings - Medical school medieval styleSmithsonian - In Need of Cadavers, 19th-Century Medical Students Raided Baltimore’s GravesUniversity of Cambridge - ​​The body snatchers: corpse and effectVancouver Police Museum - Cadavers, Corpses, and Bodysnatchers: A Brief History of Medical DissectionOwlcation - The Resurrection Men: Body Snatching in 19th-Century BritainCanada’s History - Anatomically Incorrect: Bodysnatching in the 19th Century Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.