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Burke and Hare did not specifically dig up bodies from graveyards; instead, they provided fresh corpses for medical research by murdering individuals. Operating in Edinburgh during the early 19th century, they preyed on vulnerable people, killing them and selling the bodies to anatomists. Their activities led to widespread public outrage and eventually contributed to changes in the laws regarding body snatching and the supply of cadavers for medical study.

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