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> but they moved on to killing to provide the bodies instead Wasn't H. H. Holmes also accused of this? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H_H_Holmes https://en.wik

• smcl 5y ago
  I hadn't heard of him, but yeah it does seem like the same sort of deal! In case anyone wants a brief summary here's the key bit from that page: """ Holmes had an entrepreneurial spirit. Based on his former medical education and his connections, he was able to sell skeletons to medical labs and schools. "He, and sometimes a hired assistant, were accused of stripping the flesh off the bodies, dissecting them, and preparing the viable skeletons. The rest of the remains would be tossed in pits of lime or acid, effectively breaking down the remaining evidence." """