Top 10 Stolen Body Parts of Famous People

If you are a prominent person, a famous or iconic one, many people will be interested in you. This is maybe the reason why some people stole body parts of some of the famous people ever lived on Earth. Some of the other main reasons for chronic stealing of body parts in the past are the following, thus, use for experimentation specially people who are genius and to earn money by selling the stolen body part. The funny part for this top ten list is the # 1 stolen body part. So go ahead and checkout our top 10 stolen body parts below.

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TOP : 10
Name : Benito Mussolini
Body Part Stolen : Brain

Benito Mussolini photo

About : The US government took a sample for study and as a trophy. It was returned to his widow 21 years later in 1966.

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TOP : 9
Name : St. Nicholas
Body Part Stolen : Bones

St. Nicholas photo

About : Said to exude myrrh, the bones were stolen in 1087 by pirates hired by the Italian town of Bari.

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TOP : 8
Name : Anne Boleyn
Body Part Stolen : Heart

Anne Boleyn photo

About : Henry VII allegedly had the heart torn out. He kept it secretly in a heart-shaped casket.

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TOP : 7
Name : Galileo Galilei
Body Part Stolen : Finger

Galileo Galilei photo

About : Stolen by a fan when Galileo's body was exhumed. It is now in display in a museum in Florence.

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TOP : 6
Name : Geronimo
Body Part Stolen : Skull

Geronimo photo

About : Supposedly pilfered by members of Yale's Skull and Bones secret society. They allegedly use it during initiation rites.

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TOP : 5
Name : Jeremy Bentham
Body Part Stolen : Head

Jeremy Bentham photo

About : Stolen from University College London by students in 1975. It was held for a ransom which was partially paid.

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TOP : 4
Name : Ludwig van Beethoven
Body Part Stolen : Ear Bones

Ludwig van Beethoven photo

About : Taken by a medical orderly following the autopsy. The auditory ossicles have since been lost.

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TOP : 3
Name : Che Guevara
Body Part Stolen : Hair

Che Guevara photo

About : A 3 inch long lock of hair was snipped by a CIA operative after Guevara was killed. It sold for $100,000 in 2007.

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TOP : 2
Name : Albert Einstein
Body Part Stolen : Eyeballs

Albert Einstein photo

About : Removed at the autopsy by Einstein's ophthalmologist. He kept them in a jar on his bedside table.

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TOP : 1
Name : Napoleon Bonaparte
Body Part Stolen : Penis

Napoleon Bonaparte photo

About : Cut off during the autopsy by the doctor and smuggled out of St. Helena. An offer of $100,000 was later made for it.

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Data Sources :

• www.en.wikipedia.org
• www.forbes.com
• www.time.com
• www.foxnews.com

Photos Sources :

• www.fascistitaly.wordpress.com
• www.johnsanidopoulos.com
• www.learnodo-newtonic.com
• www.en.wikipedia.org
• www.history.com
• www.hannaharendtcenter.org
• www.en.wikipedia.org
• www.en.wikipedia.org
• www.en.wikipedia.org
• www.gunclassics.com

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Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.

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