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".

: 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

Published in 1884, this Gothic short story was directly inspired by the Burke and Hare murders. : To avoid detection, snatchers typically only stole

: Legislation at the time restricted the legal supply of cadavers to executed criminals, which was insufficient for the growing number of medical students. He eventually recognizes one of the "donations" as

: The story follows a medical student named Fettes who is tasked with receiving bodies for his professor. He eventually recognizes one of the "donations" as a man named Gray, whom he had seen alive and well just hours before.