The Body Merchants - Burke and Hare documentary
http://www.burkeandharedvd.com Edinburgh 1828... It's the height of the resurrection period and the 'sack-em-up' men are secretly snatching bodies from out of their graves under cover of darkness to sell for the anatomists' dissecting tables. The furious public are up in arms, rioting in the streets, but the authorities are turning a blind eye and the legal profession refuses to address the problem as it spirals out of control. The citizens of Edinburgh take to guarding the graves of their newly-deceased loved ones until putrefaction sets in, in order to try to thwart the body snatchers. But the stench of death and the fear of capture does not deter them as the lure of easy money makes the resurrection men cunning and ever bolder, for the doctors require still-more fresh bodies for their dissecting tables -- and they pay extremely well. It's a time of fear, distrust and deceit. But events are about to take a far more sinister turn... Enter two ghouls in human form with murder on their minds, stalking the dark Edinburgh streets looking for vulnerable victims. Their names...William Burke and William Hare. Their plan...to take advantage of the chronic need for fresh corpses...to snuff out innocent lives and sell still-warm bodies to the anatomists. Their foul crimes brought about a change in the law which ended the anatomists' dependency on body merchants...eradicating the conditions that led to the supply of body parts for profit...at least in Britain. But 200 years on...is anatomy murder still going on in other parts of the world? "The Body Merchants: The Shocking Truth about Anatomy Murder" Featuring: Expert interviews... Exclusive footage of real victims of the resurrection men snatched from their graves two centuries ago... The macabre mementos made from the body of William Burke... Horrifying witness accounts of the atrocities that are still taking place Watch as the shocking history of two centuries of shameful and sordid trade in bodies for profit is revealed... "The Body Merchants: The Shocking Truth about Anatomy Murder" is a fascinating 60 minute journey into the nefarious activities of the Georgian underworld examining the socio-legal problems of the resurrection era which spawned the body trade; recounting the true story of the serial killers Burke and Hare, who terrorised Edinburgh in the 1820's and revealing the secret dealings of Britain's most prominent anatomists who chose to look the other way in the interests of science. Plus, "The Body Merchants: The Shocking Truth about Anatomy Murder" exposes the terrifying reality that these crimes are not just confined to history...evidence exists that they are still happening today! Plus Exclusive Bonus Feature: The Burns Collection Dr. Ronn Wade (Director of the Anatomical Services Division of the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Director of the Maryland State Anatomy Board) reveals the medical mummies who were victims of the resurrection men, illegally acquired for the dissecting table, and provides a special commentary about how these 200 year old specimens were preserved for the purpose of teaching anatomy. ©2010 Orickle Ltd. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.
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