The Infamous Deeds and Postmortem Travels of William Corder

The Infamous Deeds and Postmortem Travels of William Corder

After his execution for murder, William Corder's body was given to the dissectors, and his skin used to bind a book about his trial: just the start of the corpse's long afterlife.

By Megan Rosenbloom | October 20, 2020

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