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11. Scotland’s Most Notorious Serial Killers (Ep 1)

Journey Through Time

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Grave Robbers and Profiteers

This chapter explores the complex moral landscape of grave robbing in 19th-century Scotland, highlighting the involvement of various societal figures, including doctors and church officials. It begins with a struggling boarding house owner who, after the death of a tenant, devises a plan to sell the body to anatomists, marking the onset of a sinister business in body snatching.

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