grave robber

noun

: a person who digs up a buried body to steal the things that were buried with it

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The third installment of the Netflix anthology series will tell the real-life story of serial killer and grave robber Gein and his years-long murder spree. Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025 From Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the series tells the story of serial killer, grave robber, and psycho Ed Gein. Denise Petski, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2025 In addition to being a murderer, Gein was also a serial grave robber. Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 28 July 2025 Gein was a grave robber, notorious for exhuming corpses from what was supposed to be their final resting place. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024 In the 2000s, Angelina Jolie starred as the badass grave robber in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its sequel, The Cradle of Life. Ash Parrish, The Verge, 14 May 2024 Alice Rohrwacher’s grave robber drama La Chimera received 13 nominations, including for best film, best director, and a best actor for star Josh O’Connor. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024

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“Grave robber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grave%20robber. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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