My Victorian Nightmare
Genevieve Manion
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Ep. 34 - Coffin Torpedos for Body Snatchers
On today’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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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