Body: Snatchers

: Legislation at the time restricted the legal supply of cadavers to executed criminals, which was insufficient for the growing number of medical students.

: The most infamous case involved Burke and Hare in Edinburgh (1828), who shifted from exhumation to murder to meet the demand for "fresh" subjects. 2. Literary: Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body Snatcher" Body Snatchers

: To avoid detection, snatchers typically only stole the body, leaving behind clothes and jewelry, as stealing personal property carried much harsher legal penalties than "disturbing a grave". : Legislation at the time restricted the legal

: The practice largely ended with the Anatomy Act of 1832 , which legalized the use of unclaimed bodies from hospitals and workhouses for medical research, effectively destroying the black market. snatchers typically only stole the body