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Biologist (London, England)
|December 12, 2001
Abstract:
On 29 September 1935, the dismembered remains of two human bodies were discovered in a ravine known as the Devil's Beef Tub, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. On examination, it was apparent that many of the body parts were infested by maggots.
