My Victorian Nightmare

Ep. 34 - Coffin Torpedos for Body Snatchers


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On tonday’s episode, Genevieve will discuss the repugnant trade of body snatching in the Victorian era, she’ll discuss the ways families fought back, she’ll introduce you to the 2 most infamous body snatchers of all time; Burke and Hare, and we’ll run into a few friends along the way.


References for today’s episode:


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders

https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.24794

https://www.civilwarmed.org/bodysnatching/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/coffin-torpedos

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84028490/1881-01-20/ed-1/seq-8/

https://wellcomecollection.org/stories/beating-the-bodysnatchers

https://99percentinvisible.org/article/grave-guns-coffin-torpedoes-vintage-defenses-aimed-foil-grave-robbers/

https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=history

https://history.utk.edu/from-grave-robbing-to-giving-your-own-body-to-science-a-short-history-of-where-medical-schools-get-cadavers/

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