John scott harrison body snatching movies
A True Tale of Grave-Robbing Horror, Part I – The History Blog!
Ohio's Ghoulish Gambit Against Grave Robbing: Coffin Torpedoes
John Scott Harrison, a former Ohio Congressman and the youngest son of U.S.
president William Henry Harrison, died of heart problems in May 1878.
John scott harrison body snatching movies
To protect his rest, Harrison's family entombed him in a metal coffin surrounded by marble slabs, and hired an armed guard to stand watch.
It wasn't until days later did they realize Harrison's body was gone. Rather, it had been taken - to the Medical College of Ohio in Cincinnati.
The "Harrison Horror" wasn't the state's first notable grave-robbing, nor would it be the last.
In fact, Ohio had a long and ghastly history of body snatching that lasted until the very end of the 19th century.
Harrison's abduction, though, sparked a nationwide outcry over the centuries-old practice and the institutions that condoned it.
If the government couldn't protect loved ones, people decided, then they had to find a way to do it themselves.
Supply And Demand
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