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: The Ordeal of Touching the Dead Body or Cruentation

The Ordeal of Touching the Dead Body or Cruentation

The Ordeal of Touching the Dead Body or Cruentation, a medieval method supposedly proving guilt if the corpse bleeds when a suspected murderer touches it

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13542429

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48392548

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Engraving, early 19th century

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Bleeds Crucifixion Guilt Guilty Judgement Judgment Method Murderer Ordeal Proving Suspect Suspected Touches

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