The Dark History of Grave Robbing (And Why It's Still Happening Today)

For thousands of years, humans have struggled with one unsettling problem: leaving the dead alone.

In this Morbid Monday deep dive, we’re exploring the dark, disturbing, and often unbelievable history of grave robbing — from ancient tomb raiders in Egypt, to medieval relic thieves, to Victorian body snatchers supplying anatomy schools… all the way to modern-day cemetery crimes happening right now.

This isn’t just history.
Grave robbing didn’t disappear — it evolved.

We’ll break down:
• How and why grave robbing began
• The extreme methods people used to protect graves
• The rise of body snatchers and resurrectionists
• The Industrial Age shift from bodies to valuables
• Why neglected cemeteries are still vulnerable today
• Real modern cases involving missing remains and mausoleum break-ins

And most importantly — why these crimes don’t just harm the dead, but devastate the living.

This is a full, long-form documentary-style episode blending history, dark humor, mortuary insight, and real cases that prove grave robbing is far from a thing of the past.

Welcome to Morbid Monday.
Come get weird with me.

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