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    A Famine of Cadavers: Indianapolis Graverobbing in 1902
    (2023-09-22) Flook, Chris
    Presentation slides for lecture delivered by Chris Flook (Public Historian; Senior Lecturer of Media, Ball State University) on September 22, 2023. In fall of 1902, Indianapolis police detectives uncovered a massive graverobbing ring. That summer, ghoulish body snatchers had plundered Marion County cemeteries for fresh corpses and sold them to medical colleges as cadavers. This presentation, based on Flook’s book, "Indianapolis Graverobbing: A Syndicate of Death," explores this history, the state’s anatomy laws at the time, and the trials of those involved. Presentation recording available online: https://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/media/237h73x38q