The Edinburgh Body Snatchers: Murder at Halloween
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
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Dark Lessons in Medicine
This chapter explores the controversial practices of Edinburgh's medical community in the winter of 1827, centered around Robert Knox and the grim reality of body snatching. It highlights the ethical dilemmas faced by medical practitioners as they balanced the need for cadavers with the unsettling methods employed to obtain them. The narrative culminates in the chilling tale of Burke and Hare, examining societal perceptions of morally repugnant markets and their implications for modern regulation.
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