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,…
Body Snatching Students of Scotland’s Medical Schools
Before the demand from anatomy schools for fresh cadavers grew to such an extent that body snatching became a…
St Fittick’s Church, Nigg, Aberdeen | The Story of Mrs. Spark
Body snatching in and around Aberdeen was rife at the beginning of the 19th century and anatomy students targeting…
The Murderer William Burke: Finding His Skeleton
If you’re interested in the macabre story of the now infamous murderers Burke and Hare, you’ll know that William Burke…
Fundamental Rules of Georgian Body Snatching
Being a body snatcher came with a few fundamental rules. It wasn’t just about digging up a cadaver and…
Edinburgh’s First Body snatchers (Waldie & Torrence)
Long before Burke and Hare had perfected the subtle art of Burking, two women from Edinburgh were doing just…
What Did Body Snatchers Do?
How and when did a body snatcher know that a cadaver for available for the taking? Covering the more usual methods of procurement, this post sheds some light on how body snatchers found their latest ‘subjects’.
Britain’s Top 5 Punishments For Body Snatching
The penalties for stealing a dead body in Britain in the mid-1800s varied dramatically.
Find out about the Top 5 punishments issued in Britain during the 1800s – ranging from imprisonment to full-blown transportation.
The Turf Hotel, Collingwood Street, Newcastle
Notwithstanding an already arduous journey; one that involved jostling, the consistent rumbling of wheels, and the potential threat of…
From Dressmaker to Body Snatcher
I am delighted to welcome the wonderful ladies from All Things Georgian as my first guest bloggers. When I…
Body Snatching In Edinburgh: The Notorious ‘Merry Andrew’
Someone had to supply cadavers to the anatomy schools of Edinburgh beofre Burke and Hare came on the scene. It’s time to meet Edinburgh’s real body snatchers
Caged Lairs: No.1 in Body Snatching Prevention
Come across an iron cage in the middle of a churchyard and you’d be forgiven for wondering what it…
Mortstones: Protecting Yourself from the Resurrection Men
By the early 1800s, professional resurrection men or body snatchers were starting to appear within our parishes. People were…
Body Snatching Prevention for the Poor
To say that the poorer members of Georgian society were at a disadvantage when it came to protecting their…
St Mary’s Church: Whitkirk, West Yorkshire
The sad tale of Hannah Heesom who was snatched from her grave on New Year’s Eve 1828.
Eyemouth Watch House: Berwickshire
Cholera, a watch house and a shipping tragedy known to the locals as ‘Black Friday’ – Read the sad history of Eyemouth , a small fishing town in the Borders
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‘[A] Miraculous Circumstance’
The story of John McIntire who was buried alive in Edinburgh, 15 April 1824, is perhaps best taken with…
Eckford Watch Tower: Border Region
When it comes to body snatching prevention, it doesn’t come any better, or should I say smaller, than Eckford…
“Mary’s Ghost” (A Pathetic Ballad)
From Thomas Hood’s ‘Whims and Oddities’ 2nd Series “Twas in the middle of the night, To sleep young William…
The Body Snatcher’s Handbook
Body snatching needed no great skill. There was no training involved, you basically perfected your talent as you went…