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The Burke and Hare murders were a series of sixteen murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures.
Burke and Hare were exposed when neighbors and police discovered their murder of a local woman on October 31, 1828. Hare turned king’s evidence and, along with his wife, Margaret Hare, testified against Burke and his wife, Helen Burke.
- John Philip Jenkins
Mar 9, 2024 · In 19th-century Edinburgh, two men, William Burke and William Hare, would become infamous for their gruesome activities that blurred the lines between grave robbing and outright murder.
The murders committed by Burke and Hare in Edinburgh inspired others to murder for profit. The most notable case was committed by a gang of men who became known as the London Burkers.
Nov 16, 2023 · Irishmen William Burke and William Hare murdered at least 16 victims in Scotland in 1828. Each corpse was sold to Dr. Robert Knox at Edinburgh University for dissection. Burke was hanged in front of 25,000 people in January 1829, but Hare was freed, no charges, no trial.
May 30, 2020 · Major Crimes in History. Burke and Hare: Merchants in the Cadaver Market. by Alan McNairn May 30, 2020. 2. William Burke and William Hare recognized an opportunity in 1827 and 1828. When the market for fresh cadavers grew at Universities and autopsy schools in Edinburgh, the two enterprising men decided they would fill the need.
May 4, 2022 · Burke, and his friend Hare, were two of the Capital’s most infamous murderers, thought to have killed at least 16 people throughout the year 1828, and they have appeared in literature, theatre,...
