The Resurrection Men

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. SOURCESThe Diary of a Resurrectionist, by James Blake Baileyhttps://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Anatomy+Act+1832https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortsafehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37103447https://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.