Burke and Hare murders

("Burke & Hare" and "Burke and Hare" redirect here. For other uses, see Burke and Hare (disambiguation).) The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The killings were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Doctor Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures.

Burke and Hare murders

("Burke & Hare" and "Burke and Hare" redirect here. For other uses, see Burke and Hare (disambiguation).) The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The killings were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Doctor Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures.