William Burke (1792-1829) and William Hare (b. about 1792) murdered between 13 and 30 people in Edinburgh in 1827 and 1828. They sold the corpses to be used as cadavers. After they were caught, Hare turned King's Evidence and escaped the noose. Burke was hanged in January 1829.
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Information on bodysnatching in 19th-century Britain, how the infamous duo operated, and what happened after they were caught.
Two-part essay on Burke and Hare follows up on the murderers' best customer and their female companions, after William Burke was hanged.
Biographical article on the immigrant laborers who briefly had a lucrative trade in murder.
Lurid and moralizing account of his crimes, trial, and execution. Includes excerpts from an interview with the condemned murderer. From the Newgate Calendar.
Supply rose to meet demand in nineteenth-century Edinburgh. Unfortunately, the demand was for fresh corpses. [Modern Drug Discovery]
(October 01, 2000)
Biographical article on the immigrant laborers who briefly had a lucrative trade in murder.
Two-part essay on Burke and Hare follows up on the murderers' best customer and their female companions, after William Burke was hanged.
Information on bodysnatching in 19th-century Britain, how the infamous duo operated, and what happened after they were caught.
Lurid and moralizing account of his crimes, trial, and execution. Includes excerpts from an interview with the condemned murderer. From the Newgate Calendar.
Supply rose to meet demand in nineteenth-century Edinburgh. Unfortunately, the demand was for fresh corpses. [Modern Drug Discovery]
(October 01, 2000)
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