The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Ainsley-Sorsby on 2024-12-05 12:25:16.

Original Title: TIL in 1828 two men from Edinburgh made a business out of killing people and selling their bodies to Robert Knox, an anatomist seeking bodies for dissection. They killed about 16 people and sold them for £7-£10 each. The suppliers were convicted, but despite public pressure, Knox wasn’t charged