Burke and Hare murders
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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
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Graveyard watchtower, built in Dalkeith in 1827
Mortsafe in Greyfriars Kirkyard
Robert Knox (surgeon)
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Robert Knox was a Scottish anatomist and ethnologist best known for his involvement in the Burke and Hare murders. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Knox eventually partnered with anatomist and former teac
Robert Knox, c. 1830
Bill advertising Knox's anatomy lectures in 1828
A modern depiction of body snatchers at work
A caricature of Dr. Knox, depicting him as a demon harvesting bodies