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Rufus Cantrell, "The King of Ghouls," brags about the amount of money he makes from grave robbing.

1902

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In order to meet the need for new cadavers for dissection, Cantrell organizes a crew to find and steal bodies. He brags that in three months, he can make as much as the average American makes in a year.