In this episode of End of the Road in Michigan, we dig into the disturbing history of grave robbing in the Great Lakes State. From 19th-century boomtowns like Caseville to unsettling university practices, Michigan’s cemeteries once faced a dark reality—stolen corpses fueling medical science. Hear accounts from the 1870s, drawn from rare historical texts like Mary Cobb Langley’s History of Caseville. It’s a chilling glimpse into a time when the dead didn’t always rest in peace.

Grave robbing was a gruesome yet common crime in the late 1800s as medical schools sought bodies for study. We found five stories about grave robbing in Michigan. Read the full story at Grave Robbers Brazenly Operated In Michigan During the 1800s

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