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Body Snatcher

A person who illegally removes 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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No references found			Our tour guide took us to Bram Stoker's house, in St Stephen's Green, to learn about the gruesome Walking Hangman and past the College of Physicians, to see if we could see the ghost of Dr Clossy, the surgeon who dabbled in bodysnatching. Spirits of Dublin wait to greet you; travel In the week we celebrated ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Michael Mastromarino, 44, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to bodysnatching and reckless endangerment. Up to 54 years in jail for tissue harvest ringleader who stole ... by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk THE leader of a bodysnatching ring which made more than pounds 2m after stealing the bones of veteran broadcaster Alistair Cooke and more than 1,000 other victims pleaded guilty yesterday. IN BRIEF: Cooke's bone snatcher in guilty plea by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			body positioning: self-initiated body righting reflex Body Rocking body scheme Body Sculpt body sculpting Body Snatcher Body Snatching body stalk Body Stuffer body substance isolation body surface area body systems model body temperature body type body unity body-brush body-fold dermatitis Body-Mind Centering body-scheme disorder body-section radiography body-section technique body-weight ratio body/mind body/mind/spirit bodysnatching bodywork Boeck's disease Boeck's sarcoid Boer Boerhaave Boerhaave syndrome Boerhaave's syndrome Boerhaavia diffusa bog asphodel Bog Body bog laurel bog spavin bog-crook bog-lame Bogarad's syndrome bogbean boggabri bogginess Bogus Therapy Bohemian terrier Bohr Bohr effect Bohr equation bohrium boid snake			Bodyguarding Bodyguards Bodyguards bodying bodying bodying bodying bodying bodying bodying in bodying up bodyless Bodylice Bodylice Bodyline Bodylock Bodylock Bodylock Bodylouse Bodylouse bodypaint Bodypaint 3D Format Bodyplan bodyshell bodyshells Bodyshopping Bodyshopping Bodyshopping Bodyshopping BodySlam Wrestling Association bodysnatching Bodysuit bodysuits bodysurf bodysurfed bodysurfer bodysurfers bodysurfing bodysurfs BodyTalk South East Bodyweight bodywork bodywork bodywork bodyworker bodyworker bodyworker bodyworkers bodyworkers bodyworkers BOE BOE BOE BOE BOE Boé Bon-Encontre BOE-OT BOEA BoeAlps BoEBR BOEC

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Body Snatcher (redirected from bodysnatching)

Body Snatcher
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