Resurrectionist William Cunningham was actively stealing bodies from grave sites around Cincinnati from 1855 to 1871. He was well known, and he was something of...
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Criminalia
Written by The Podcast Playground on November 28, 2020

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Cranioklepty, Skulduggery, and the Time of PhrenologySnatching bodies from graves to sell them to medical and anatomy schools was once a super-common reason for disinterring corpses, but it’s definitely not the... Read more
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Meet John Hunter, the Patron Saint of Body SnatchersSo far in our season of body snatching, we’ve been looking at things mainly from the point of view of the snatcher. But we’re going... Read more
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Burke, Hare, and the Anatomy Murders of EdinburghContrary 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... Read more
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William Jansen, a King Among GhoulsHe 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... Read more
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The Body-Snatching ‘Borough Gang’ of LondonWelcome to first episode of a new season of Criminalia. This season we're talking about body snatchers, and the bodies they snatched. Ben Crouch was... Read more
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Welcome to the Season 5 Finale of Criminalia: Top 3sHolly and Maria continue their tradition: At the end of each season, they pick their favorites shows and favorite cocktails and mocktails. Tell us about... Read more
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Welcome to a New Season of Criminalia: The ResurrectionistsIn season 6 of Criminalia, you can expect to hear about those who dug up the dead for cash. Grave robbers dug up graves to... Read more