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Who was the president who had his body stolen after his death?
all I could find was an attempt to steal a dead president's body. This was Abraham Lincoln and the perpetrators name was Terrence Muller.
Was Abraham Lincoln's body stolen?
No/Yes. To make a long story short. Counterfeiters attempted to steal his body and hold it for ransom. They unknowlingly told secret service who after a few problems arrested them. Also lincolns body was moved by the momunemt assocaiation secretly because of talk of more gravediggers.
How large was the ransom to get Abraham Lincoln's body back?
Abe Lincoln was a great president who was lost before his time. After Lincoln's death, there was a plot to steal his body and demand a ransom for the return of Lincoln's body. The plan was to ask for $200,000 ransom. This would have been an incredible amount of money in Lincoln's time.
What body part did Abraham Lincoln got shot?
his head.
Why was Abraham Lincoln's body exhumed?
In 1876, a band of thieves tried to steal Lincoln's corpse and hold it for ransom. (They were caught by secret service). Grave-robbers were becoming more prevalent at that time. In 1901, 36 years after Lincoln's assassination, it was decided to move his grave in Springfield where it could never be disturbed again. Lincoln's body was exhumed and checked to make sure that it was him. It was.Shockingly, the body was not decomposed to the point that it was just skeletal remains, due to the face he had been embalmed numerous times on the long tripback to Springfield. His beard was still visible. One of those present at the exhumation was his oldest son, Robert. 2 tons of cement were poured on top of his coffin.
