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The body snatching business
When only the bodies of executed criminals could be used for dissection, a large demand for cadavers from anatomists gave rise to an early type of organised crime.
When only the bodies of executed criminals could be used for dissection, a large demand for cadavers from anatomists gave rise to an early type of organised crime.