{"product_id":"indianapolis-graverobbing-a-syndicate-of-death-paperback","title":"Indianapolis Graverobbing: A Syndicate of Death - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Flook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveying the sensational newspaper accounts as events unfolded, author and historian Chris Flook recounts this grisly tale of political intrigue and conspiracy .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 1902, Indianapolis police uncovered a prolific graverobbing ring operating across the city. At the time, cemeteries across central Indiana were relieved of their dead by ghouls, as they were called, seeking fresh corpses desperately needed by the city's medical colleges. The ring was also accused of multiple murders. In Hamilton County, a former Confederate soldier named Wade West delivered stolen corpses by floating them down the White River. His counterpart in Indianapolis, Rufus Cantrell, an itinerant preacher and full-time graverobber known as the \"King of the Ghouls,\" ransacked Indy's cemeteries for years before being caught.\/ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Flook is a public historian from Muncie, Indiana. He has authored two books in addition to \u003cem\u003eIndianapolis Graverobbing\u003c\/em\u003e, including \u003cem\u003eNative Americans of East-Central Indiana\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLost Towns of Delaware County\u003c\/em\u003e. He also coauthored \u003cem\u003eBeech Grove Cemetery Comes to Life\u003c\/em\u003e in 2016. Since 2017, Flook has written the \"ByGone Muncie\" history column for the \u003cem\u003eStar Press\u003c\/em\u003e. He works professionally as a motion graphics designer, photographer and documentary filmmaker. He teaches in the Department of Media at Ball State University as a senior lecturer and is an active member of the Delaware County Historical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47518022566109,"sku":"9781467151092","price":28.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/1RvmQxlxfi9781467151092.webp?v=1783110683","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/indianapolis-graverobbing-a-syndicate-of-death-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}