Body Snatching
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Body Snatching

The illegal removal of a dead body from a grave or vault, usually for profit. The practice was common in the 19th century due to demand for cadavers for medical students studying human anatomy

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Body Snatching (redirected from Grave robbing)

Body Snatching
(redirected from Grave robbing)