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Hunnam — who is best known for his role as Jax Teller in FX's Sons of Anarchy — will star as serial killer and grave robber Gein.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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 3 May. 2025.
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