King Of The Ohio Body Snatchers
In this guest post, discover the story of the man they called ‘King of The Ohio Body Snatchers’, a man named William Cunningham, AKA ‘Old Cunny’.
Which Famous People Had Their Bodies Stolen? (5+ Cases)
The more the famous the person, the more chance they have of having their corpse stolen. Be it for reconstructive surgery, ransom or even occult rituals, no-one is safe from body snatchers
Does Body Snatching Still Happen? (8 Real Cases)
Think body snatching was a thing of the past? Think again. Here’s 8 modern day body snatching cases that will make your toes curl
Edinburgh Miniature Coffins: Discovering the Fairy Coffins of Arthur’s Seat
Found in the ‘Daith Comes In’ gallery at Scotland’s National Museum, the Edinburgh miniature coffins or Burke & Hare murder dolls still have a sense of mystery
Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh: The Ultimate Guide To Macabre & Spooky Graves
The Ultimate Guide to macabre & spooky graves in Greyfriars Kirkyard visit The Black Mausoleum, mortsafes and Covenanters Prison in the world’s most haunted graveyard
Hidden History of Dunblane Cathedral
On the night of 8th June 1828, a body was stolen from the graveyard at Dunblane Cathedral in Stirlingshire,…
Edinburgh’s Escape The Past: The Anatomist
In a city where cadavers were once the hottest commodity, anything relating to the dark art of body snatching and providing corpses for the 19th century dissecting table was always going to pique my interest.
Discover A Darker Side To The Scottish Borders
Discover body snatching and haunted graveyards in the Scottish Borders on this short road trip around Jedburgh
Body Snatching In Strathspey | On The Edge Of The Scottish Highlands
Take yourself off on a mini roadtrip travelling around Strathspey to discover two body snatching sites on the very edge of the Scottish Highlands
Body Snatching On The A75 | Scotland’s Haunted Road
Take a trip along the A75 in Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland’s most haunted road and discover some forgotten body snatching tales and darker graveyards along the way
7 Macabre Graves To Visit In Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard
Take a trip to Scotland’s capital city, Edinburgh, and even if graveyards and the macabre aren’t your ‘thing’, I can pretty much guarantee you’ll find yourself wandering through the famous gates of Greyfriars Kirkyard.
5 Coastal Graveyards In Scotland With A Darker Past
I’m sharing with you my top five hidden coastal graveyards that, on first sight, may not look anything special, but if you know me, then you’ll know they’ll all be linked with the dark art of body snatching somewhere along the line.
Ever Wondered Why Some Graves Have Cages Over Them?
Wander into a graveyard and you may be lucky enough to see a grave with a cage over it. But what exactly was it used for?
Why Did Anatomists Hire Body Snatchers?
Ever wondered why anatomists stopped raiding graveyards and the professional body snatcher took over the task of acquiring cadavers for the dissecting table…
The Tedious Job Of Oakum Picking In A Victorian Prison
If you’re doing any research into criminal ancestors and the time they spent in a Victorian prison, chances are you’ll have heard about oakum picking. But what exactly was it? In this post I try to find out.
Body Snatching In Lasswade Old Kirkyard, Midlothian, EH18
It took one word from the Miller woman in 1829 and a quiet Midlothian village was awash with resurrection men.
Body Snatchers In Northleach House of Correction
Join me as I look at the stories of three body snatching raids in the County of Gloucestershire and meet the men who were sent to Northleach House of Correction
The Victorian Treadmill: Why and How Were They Used?
If a criminal’s sentence consisted of ‘Imprisonment with Hard Labour’, chances are the treadmill would have played a part in their hardship somewhere along the line
Waterloo Teeth | A History of Georgian Dentures
This post is dedicated to a by-product that not only came from a battlefield that shares the same name, but also a product that gave the body snatchers a very lucrative sideline.
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.
