These colleges did not need to steal bodies to make progress for anatomical research for the field of medicine. Interestingly, Chicago medical colleges, as some of the other big cities, played by the rules in the late 1800's. They obtained their bodies from families with permission, dead convicts, and others unclaimed corpses at the morgue. They didn't steal them. And here - Chicago University turned out some great doctors; as one of the top medical establishments in the country. That's why we don't have the stories here, there were laws passed and followed. I tasked our friend Brittan to find just one story at either Rosehill, Graceland or any other cemetery here where a Chicago area University stole a body. There is nothing in print. He searched the library archives with intensity. Nothing found. That is because it wasn't perpetrated here by the schools. Although we did have a handful of unscrupulous individual doctors here doing it. But not in Indiana. And not in Ohio...and a few other states that had no laws passed against this practice. I am focused on the states and colleges that broke the rules. Some of these schools actually had "ghouls" travel to Chicago from out of state to steal bodies. The point is, they didn't need to steal the bodies to make medical science anatomical research progress. If Chicago colleges could do things legally and do it well, then they could have. But they didn't.

Hi everyone from the UK

Always look forward to 9 on Sunday and all the others from FOTF honestly hope everyone has had a great weekend

Wow! And I read how meticulously the "ghouls" had to repair each grave so it wouldn't be noticed that the earth had been disturbed since the original burial a day or two earlier. I just can't even begin to imagine what the job would have been like. Those men most certainly had to have had some awful nightmares after dragging bodies out of their caskets. And with a big iron hook in the jaw of the body! 😢

I wonder how many families had graves opened to make sure loved one was still there.

I’m from Burke and Hare’s city in Scotland - Edinburgh ☠️ I now live in London England and there are still very old graveyards here with tombs with metal cage frames over the top, to stop body snatching

These crimes must have led to the use of concrete vaults for caskets underground.

I love learning about the past but wow there were dark deeds in dark times This is so haunting. I just can’t imagine how the families felt to learn of the grave robbing and snatching. The music gave me chills right from the get-go

Great story and style of presentation, Ron! I remember your coverage of Marilla in that trio of videos you did. Just a beautiful day to film this and the workers were kind enough to take a break so you could tell your story in peace and quiet. Everything looks so peaceful there. Just imagine what it must have looked like at night when they were busy " on the job", with flickering lanterns , shovels and all the other tools to accomplish their task. Just grotesque but as you said , greed was at the heart of it....the medical demand was sure there, I'm sure those doctors rationalized it all away while in Court.

Such a sad story. Such injustice. Have things gotten better or have they gotten worse. Thank you Ron for the story.

Also I don’t know if anyone has said it yet, but on ancestry Rosielee is under Rosa Neidlinger. She died of pulmonary tuberculosis. Her husband Manson died in 1957. He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery with their son, Henry.

Hi Ron, another good story! Thank you so much!👍

I was actually born in Evansville, Indiana. 1955. Thanks, Ron, for a Supreme Presentation 🌞

Wow.. 315 bodies stolen.. How awful and disrespectful for the deceased and their family.

Hi Ron and Everyone. Glad to be here. Less than 1 minutes to go. 👍

So sad all of these bodies taken for doctors that you are supposed to have faith and trust in.

Great story and content 👏 Thanks for having the best stories every week!!!!👍🏻🙏🏻

Another great episode. Thanks, Ron.

I missed the beginning but heard Indianapolis. I have to go back to the beginning and hear the whole story. I lived in Indy for 17 yrs.

Wow! What a sinister racket they had going. That music at the end was great. Makes you feel there is a ghoul around very close.

I'm From Indiana & Thanks Ron!😊

Never heard about this. How disrespectful to this! Wow! 😢 Rest in Peace to them all 🙏🏽🙏🏽 This was a good video in memory of all the victims.

❤ another great 1. Thanks Ron.

Thank you Ron for sharing their story. So sad that all these stories happen to people so young. That was quite the operation they had going. Awful to think about. Take care.

This story reminds you of the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers. That's a lot of bodies that were dug up. Thanks for this story, Ron.

So good! Thank you Ron✌🏻❤️

Ron, you are such a great story teller! This was absolutely brilliant! I will never miss a video! Such dedication. ❤

Wow, never heard about this, grew up in Indiana and even lived in Indianapolis, Indiana for awhile! And as much as I'm into history, I still have never heard of this story! Amazing

This was a great story Ron. I can,t even imagine all those bodies being dug out of their graves! Definitely very ghoulish. Thanks for sharing this video of the past with us. You always remember everyone. The beginning black and white picture and music was perfect, as usual, for this presentation. Well done my friend!❤😊

Thank you Ron for another great video 👍😳❤️greetings out belgium

Oh wow! I forgot about the hook ugh 😫 It's a visual that's really gnarly 😮 really like the story. Thank you Ron for sharing and doing such a great job 👍

Hi, Ron! 👋 Really been enjoying your vids. Thank you!❤️

The beginning was so dramatic in black and white, and the suspenseful music!!!! Wow. An incredible story, just thinking of how many bodies were stolen in that time period. Shocking! And infuriating that the doctors got off, ugh! Cant say i was surprised tho. Where i live was a ln almshouse turned into psychiatric hospital from the 19th century and this happened here too. At one time, it was even legal to do that with unclaimed bodies of patients. Fascinating story Ron, great work!

Greetings Ron from ballarat in Oz,hope your travelling safe and well,👋👋🙏🙏👍🇦🇺

Another great one, Ron. Really loved the intro❤️

Thanks for putting this together 🇬🇧

Wow Ron what an entrance loved it 😊

Love the spooky music and drone work! Such a sad story. Thank you Ron!

Unfortunately, there are probably empty graves not only in this country but in Europe as well & I have heard that families that had the means paid someone to guard the graves of their loved ones & in some areas they installed cages over the graves to keep out grave robbers. If the grave robbers were never caught it is unimaginable how bodies they snatched! This is one of the reasons why burial vaults (in the ground)became required in many places.

Good evening everyone

I really enjoy these shows. Thank you for all of your commitment. It shows❤️

What a “ghoulish “ story Ron. I’ve watched your videos for a while now, always good history and archive photos. I’m a retired embalmer and funeral director, and those times around early 1900’s, probably some people were embalmed. (Not done same as today) but still somewhat embalmed and preserved. Maybe the doctor Alexander knew the bodies that had been embalmed. ? When I was in mortuary college in 1970’s we would embalm the cadavers for the medical school. The deceased bodies were donated to medical school.

R.i.P to all🙏🏻 Thanks Ron for sharing this story 😔

Ron, your intros just keep getting more and more entertaining and gripping! Great work, my dude! Did you ever think you'd have this many fans??

Hi Ron. That just mind boggling how many bodies were stolen in months. great story but so sad. and that music. that gave me the chills more than the story did. from 🇬🇧 an old cockney gal. b safe take care Ron. catch you on the flip side. 😄😄👍👍👍

Thank's for sharing ron....

Great video tonight Ron💝💝

Can't wait!! From Fl.

Thank you! I appreciate you so much!💐🌻😔

Thank you for sharing this story with us. What people do ! Even back then !.

It is a shameful thing to do this. I knew it happened then. Yet, it is a dispicable thing. Evil and such a disrespect to the familes.

What a ghastly business! Horrifying. You relate these stories so well. Fascinating! Thanks Ron x

Great music! And your story telling is amazing.

Awesome video! Its crazy you cant imagine why someone would want to dig up dead bodies,it happened a lot esp where im from in Scotland, its craziness thank you this video has been very informative

Imagine the grief those families went through knowing thier loved ones were dug up like pieces of meat and experimented on instead of resting in peace. It's just horrendous to think about! Wow.

RIP, Rosalie, RIP,.Too all those disinterred soul's.. God Bless 🙏🙏🙏

YOU'RE IN MY CITY RON!! I was so intrigued when I saw the title. Imagine my surprise when I find out it's literally FOWN THE STREET FROM ME!!!! Thanks for teaching me about my own hometown history!!! Once again you hit it out of the park. Amazing content every time. 👏🏻 Thanks so much for all you do. You're a voice for the voiceless. ❤❤❤❤LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!

What a truly ghoulish profession 🥺

Yes what interesting story you told us Ron and awful the things these doctors.....Rip to all victims The women 🙏😇🙏. Thanks Ron for all the work you do on these stories .....so good .... have a great week ahead 😊💖

The beginning of this is verrry spooky. Now I get to see the rest of your story. Great job.

This video made me think of Leonardo Da Vinci. He’s never been accused of it to my knowledge. But think of his drawings/paintings of the human body. Could he have been a grave robber for his work? 🤔

I love your channel & presentation, and the soundtracks are always great. It's a nice weekend of cemetery strolls, and interesting stories as I'm watching them all. Thanks, my friend.

Good story. Love it. Thank you.

Love your stories, Ron. ❤ I think movie producers should watch your content. Most would make some amazing big screen films!

What a crazy story!! You can’t make this stuff up 😮

And people think they have it bad now. Horrible injustice that those criminals walked...

Looks like a good one RON. Glad I’m off watch it . On a Great Lake oil tanker on Lake Erie.

like the intro Ron.

There's Some People's Childern All The Time... Sad That We Can't Rest in Peace... Doctors Get Away With Murder These Days... Great Show !!! You Do Great Work...

very interesting story about the body snatchers. nice walk. super [spooky] music , GREAT. RIP to all the victims. love from Holland

My Mom and eldest cousin donated their bodies to Science in MN in 2012. The grateful medical students invite family members to a memorial program to thank them. A purposeful life was my Mom's goal, even useful in death, as she told all my life she planned to do. My cousin was inspired to do the same.

Very Scary Episode Ron Really Enjoying This Story

Wow... amazing story, and the background sounds gives a eriee feelings...your little toy do a nice fine job again, very very nice top view, though I'm also flying... thanks Ron another story I learned...keep it up👍

What a story Ron! I never knew what a ghoul was. "The Okey Burial Vault, made of cement and steal, is guaranteed to be air tight and water tight, and a sure protection against ghouls".....Wow!

Indianapolis in the house

I look forward to your stories

Ron, you are the best story teller! You keep us mesmerized until the very end! Gruesome things have been happening since the beginning of time, I suppose. Thanks for taking the time and energy to make these most interesting videos for us. Take care. Pam Miller

Wow! This is a very interesting story. I was raised in Indianapolis and never heard of this. Crown Hill cemetery has some beautiful monuments. I have several relatives buried there. Thank you for sharing this ❤

Thank you for the history lesson sorry for the families and victoms

Very interesting story!! ❤❤

@Faces of the Forgotten Are you getting close to starting on more content for the paranormal channel? I love your content here but your content over there is also something special! Can't wait!

How awful...just imagine burying your wife, child, or husband, etc.....and afraid some ghoul might dig them up...take their body...to the medical school to be cut into lots of pieces. One group takes the brain, another the lungs, another the intestines, another the female parts and so on. Some were old, some were young....they didn't care....no one buried was safe.

Just catching up on these videos. From Indy area. Hope your travels are safe

Hello to everyone.

Hello from Tinley Park Illinois

Hello 🤗 waiting in Oklahoma!

Excellent video, Ron...but how awful and sad for the loved ones to have this happen. Did any besides the one woman make it back into her grave?

Rest in Peace to all those taken just awful..I can only assume that some of the graves at those said cemeteries possibly are empty but the families never knew? 🥺💐❤️ thanks again Ron ..and top choice on the theme music scared me lol perfect for Halloween 👏🏻👏🏻❤️ love from Australia

So she was 27 yrs old.

Real life body snatchers. The body snatching tool was crazy but it worked.

315 Innocent lives stolen the families and friends were disrespected and destroyed and disfigured thank you Ron for making sure the innocent victims are never forgotten

Good Morning from Philippines

Good Evening everyone.

Hey y'all! I live just south of Indy so I'm stoked! Can't wait! Did they get outside of Indy? Crazy story!😮

The music at the beginning always bodes evil...jeez. And as for giving my body to science? NO. There's no indication on my driver's license stating a YES. I'm not so sure to be dead if they decide to take parts. I'm glad the workers stopped working so you could continue filming but ironically the wood chipper reminds me of ''FARGO''. lol. OK - have a great day- and thank you for the video - great work!!!!! 🙂

Hello Ron, everybody....❤from Tallahassee, Florida

Happy Sunday everyone

How disgusting. It’s so sad for these people. Rest In Peace

Ron, you're the best! The creepy music is too creepy for me as I take care of end of life patients at night. I will know to mute until you begin talking. Lol

I’d be afraid of being haunted if you disturbed their eternal rest. RIP now Rose 🙏🏼