The Body-Snatching ‘Borough Gang’ of London

The Body-Snatching ‘Borough Gang’ of London

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William Jansen, a King Among Ghouls

He was hardly the only professional body snatcher in Washington, D.C. in the late 19th century, but William M. Jansen is definitely one of the most colorful. He snatched the body of Charles Shaw, and sold it. And then he stole it a second time. And it all happened within 36 hours ...  Show more

Burke, Hare, and the Anatomy Murders of Edinburgh

Contrary to popular belief, the famous body-snatching duo of William Burke and William Hare were not actually body snatchers. They never robbed graves at all -- they had their own way of supplying anatomists with fresh corpses, and it didn’t involve the graveyard. They simply kil ...  Show more

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