Disjoining the limbs or other parts of a corpse, often in association with criminal acts

William Corder and the Red Barn murder : journeys of the criminal body / Shane McCorristine, Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Leicester.

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Corpse Dismemberment

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William Corder and the Red Barn murder : journeys of the criminal body / Shane McCorristine, Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Leicester.