Body Snatching in the 19th Century: Grave Robbers and Ghouls

Lindsay and Madison discuss the macabre history of body snatching, as well as the invention of anti-snatching devices, the sad truth about the true victims of this practice, and gush about their podcast host crushes.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2017 Atlas Obscura article by Molly McBridge Jacobson 2017 Atlas Obscura article by Lucy Tiven 2014 Mental Floss article by Miss Celania 2014 Smithsonian Magazine article by Bess Lovejoy Atlas Obscura PBS Wikipedia Be sure to listen to and follow our friend Julia from the Always Time for True Crime podcast. Don’t forget to submit your spooky and paranormal stories to be featured in one of our October episodes. Send them to us at [email protected]. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Audible, or Goodpods! Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices