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Burke And Hare
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Author : William Roughead
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
Burke And Hare written by William Roughead and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with Body snatching categories.
William Burke, William Hare, and Helen M'Dougal were associated in the murder of more than sixteen persons. This volume deals especially with the trial, in the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, of William Burke and Helen M'Dougal who were indicted for the murder of three of the victims, in December, 1828. The trial of William Hare for the murder of James Wilson is included. [Source unknown].
Burke And Hare
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Author : John Townsend
language : en
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Release Date : 2001
Burke And Hare written by John Townsend and has been published by Nelson Thornes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
It's Edinburgh in the nineteenth century. Two Irishmen, William Burke and William Hare, are waiting to catch their next victim. This is one of twelve titles in the Spirals range, a series for reluctant readers. A reading age of 7 and 8 and a page layout with well-spaced type enable lower achievers to improve their reading at their own pace.
Burke And Hare
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Author : Owen Dudley-Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn
Release Date : 2014-10-01
Burke And Hare written by Owen Dudley-Edwards and has been published by Birlinn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-01 with True Crime categories.
In a boarding house in West Port, an old army pensioner dies of natural causes. He owes the landlord rent. Instead of burying the body, the landlord, William Hare, and his friend, William Burke, fill the coffin with bark and sell the corpse to Dr. Robert Knox, an ambitious Edinburgh anatomist. They make a profit of GBP3 and 10 shillings. After this encouraging outcome, Burke and Hare decide to suffocate another sickly tenant. So begins the criminal career of the most notorious double act in serial killing. Here is the unvarnished, human story behind the infamous Burke and Hare murders. We delve into their past, their personalities and the circumstances that made them resort to murder as a money-making scheme. It's a tale of desperation and greed, of outsiders, ambition, corruption and betrayal. And it's all true!
Burke Hare
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Author : Owen Dudley Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Polygon
Release Date : 1980
Burke Hare written by Owen Dudley Edwards and has been published by Polygon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Law categories.
"In a boarding house in West Port, an old army pensioner dies of natural causes. He owes the landlord rent. Instead of burying the body, the landlord, William Hare, and his friend, William Burke, fill the coffin with bark and sell the corpse to Dr. Robert Knox, an ambitious Edinburgh anatomist. They make a profit of £3 and 10 shillings. After this encouraging outcome, Burke and Hare decide to suffocate another sickly tenant. So begins the criminal career of the most notorious double act in serial killing. Here is the unvarnished, human story behind the infamous Burke and Hare murders. We delve into their past, their personalities and the circumstances that made them resort to murder as a money-making scheme.It?s a tale of desperation and greed, of outsiders, ambition, corruption and betrayal. And it?s all true!" -- Provided by publisher.
The Infamous Burke And Hare
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Author : R. Michael Gordon
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2009-10-21
The Infamous Burke And Hare written by R. Michael Gordon and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-21 with Social Science categories.
Body snatchers and grave robbers were the stuff of Victorian lore, but two real-life culprits took the crimes out of shadowy cemeteries and into criminal court. William Burke and William Hare aided Scottish surgeons competing for anatomical breakthroughs by experimenting on human corpses. As the duo evolved from petty theft to premeditated murder, they unwittingly brought attention to the medical practices of the era, leading to Burke's death by hanging. This account not only explores the work of the resurrectionists, it reflects the nature of serial killers, 1820s criminal law, and Edinburgh's early role as a seat of European medical research. Readers interested in the legal aspects of these crimes will find the trial testimony included to be a valuable resource.
Burke And Hare
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Author : Brian Bailey
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-14
Burke And Hare written by Brian Bailey and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-14 with History categories.
'My Lord, You are aware that, at this moment, the public feeling is strongly excited against the perpetrators of the late foul and cold blooded murders that have taken place in the very centre of a populous and civilised city . . . Your Lordship is aware, that in all civilized nations, blood calls for blood . . .' From ' Letter to the Lord Advocate . . . By The Echo of Surgeons' Square' Early nineteenth century Edinburgh was gripped by fear of body snatchers. New graves were constantly under threat from unscrupulous ghouls keen to profit from the medical school's voracious appetite for corpses. In 1828, Burke and Hare, a pair of opportunistic low-lives, took the practice to a new extreme. They murdered at least 16 innocent victims, including a 12-year-old boy, in the name of medical science - and the freshness of the corpses they delivered for dissection earned them extra money. The names of Burke and Hare have become synonymous with body-snatching, but the true details of their crimes have been obscured by mythology and questions still surround the case. In Enlightenment Edinburgh, how were Burke and Hare able to carry on their repulsive and murderous trade undetected for so long? Why was only one of the homicidal due brought to justice? And what were the roles of Burke and Hare's common-law wives, the medical students who took delivery of the corpses and Dr Robert Knox, the distinguished teacher of anatomy whose dissecting table was the final resting place of the unfortunate victims? Bailey reveals a sordid side to a society which was famed for its intellectual and progressive thinking, yet depended on predatory criminals for the advance of medical knowledge. In this compulsive and absorbing book, the evidence is thoroughly re-examined - and startling conclusions are reached.
The History Of Burke And Hare And Of The Resurrectionist Times
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Author : George Mac Gregor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
The History Of Burke And Hare And Of The Resurrectionist Times written by George Mac Gregor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Body snatching categories.
The Story Of Burke And Hare
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Author : Alexander Leighton
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2021-06-24
The Story Of Burke And Hare written by Alexander Leighton and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-24 with True Crime categories.
“The Story of Burke and Hare” is an 1861 work by Alexander Leighton that examines the Burke and Hare case, a series of 16 brutal murders perpetrated by William Burke and William Hare in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1828. After the murders, the duo sold the cadavers to Robert Knox who then used them in his lectures for dissection. Leighton describes in detail the murders and evidence, as well as the trial and other elements of one of Scotland's most notorious crimes. Contents include: “First Appearance in Surgeon’s Square”, “Intercalary”, “The Young Amateurs”, “The Regular Staff.”, “Sympathising Sextons, Doctors, and Relatives”, “Preying on Each Other”, “Resumption of the Great Drama”, “The Quaternion”, “The Opening of the Court”, “The Mother and Daughter”, “The Grandmother and the Dumb Boy.”, “The Stray Waifs”, “The Relative”, “The Study for the Artist”, etc. Read & Co. History is proudly republishing this classic work now in a brand new edition complete with an introductory biography of the author by Thomas Wilson Bayne.
Burke And Hare
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Author : Hugh Douglas
language : en
Publisher: Robert Hale
Release Date : 1973
Burke And Hare written by Hugh Douglas and has been published by Robert Hale this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Social Science categories.
Burke Hare
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Author : Martin Conaghan
language : en
Publisher: Caliber Comics
Release Date : 2019-07-30
Burke Hare written by Martin Conaghan and has been published by Caliber Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
In 1828, two Irishmen named William Burke and William Hare murdered 16 people and disposed of the bodies to Dr Robert Knox at Edinburgh University for dissection, setting in motion a scandal that would rock the world's medical establishment. Writer Martin Conaghan and artist Will Pickering deliver a ghoulishly true story of medicine, murder and money set at the height of Edinburgh's enlightenment in a vein similar to Alan Moore's acclaimed graphic novel From Hell. In addition to the full length comic story, the book is also fully annotated. With an introduction by Judge Dredd writer Alan Grant and featuring a bonus gallery from Frank Quitely and Gary Erskine. "a ghoulish, yet fascinating account of murder, history, medicine and greed." - Forbidden Planet "A shadowy tale of greed and violence." - The List "Well paced, beautifully illustrated and painstakingly researched." - Down the Tubes "Brimming with murder, intrigue, cover-ups, conspiracies, and mystery" - Sci-Fi Pulse A Caliber Comics release.