morethanmurderEpisode 79: The Creepy: Body Snatchers
In the United States, it used to be illegal to donate your body to science; The only the human body and organs that could be studied were those of executed prisoners, and the supply of those didn't meet the demand. In came, the body snatchers. The stealing of bodies from their graves began as a means to conduct scientific study and research, and it was. Once body snatching was no longer needed, that didn't mean that it didn't continue. Even in modern day, body snatching still occurs, and some people take it farther than fathomable. Depiction of Body Snatchers
https://diggingup1800.com/modern-body-snatching-cases/ Links for Photo's Does Body Snatching Still Happen? (8 Real Cases) – DiggingUp1800
Anatoly Moskvin, The Russian Who Mummified And Collected Dead Girls (allthatsinteresting.com) Episode Sources: body snatching | Britannica
The business of body snatching in Indianapolis (indystar.com)
Body Snatching Around The World | History Detectives | PBS
The rise and fall of Cincinnati’s infamous body snatchers (fox19.com)
Does Body Snatching Still Happen? (8 Real Cases) – DiggingUp1800
Anatoly Moskvin, The Russian Who Mummified And Collected Dead Girls (allthatsinteresting.com)