Burke and hare were professional grave diggers/murderers and sold their body's to medical scientists
Burke and HAre got cuaght because a police man asked a surgeon if he had seen this young man. the surgeon then got the young mans' corpse delievered to him a few days later by Burke and Hare. the surgeon told the police the information and Burke and Hare was arrested. Hare was hanged. Burke went free because he gave the pol;ice evidence to kill Hare in exchange for his freedom
Burke and Hare originated from Ireland. They were born in the early 19th century in different parts of the country—William Burke in County Tyrone and William Hare in County Antrim. They later moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, where they became infamous for their involvement in a series of murders to supply bodies for medical research. Their crimes took place in the late 1820s and highlighted the demand for cadavers in anatomical studies.
William Burke killed and murdered 17 people just for science But then he got caught and hanged
William Burke, the infamous Irish serial killer known for his role in the "Burke and Hare" murders, did have a family. He was born in 1792 in Ireland and had a wife named Helen, with whom he had children. However, details about his family life are sparse, as much of the focus has been on his criminal activities rather than his personal life. Ultimately, his actions overshadowed his familial relationships.
Burke and Hare murdered people and were grave robbers.
Burke and hare were professional grave diggers/murderers and sold their body's to medical scientists
Burke and HAre got cuaght because a police man asked a surgeon if he had seen this young man. the surgeon then got the young mans' corpse delievered to him a few days later by Burke and Hare. the surgeon told the police the information and Burke and Hare was arrested. Hare was hanged. Burke went free because he gave the pol;ice evidence to kill Hare in exchange for his freedom
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Those were William Burke and William Hare.
they were grave diggers
After they were caught, Hare was given immunity from prosecution if he testified against Burke. Burke was hanged in 1829 for grave robbing. Then just to add insult to injury, his body was dissected and a death-mask made of his face using his own skin. Its still on display at the Edinburgh Medical college in Scotland.
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Burke and Hare were caught in 1828 after the suspicious death of one of their victims, Mary Patterson, led to an investigation. Their activities came to light when authorities discovered the bodies they had sold to medical schools. Ultimately, William Burke was arrested and tried, while Hare turned king's evidence against him. Burke was convicted and executed in 1829.
Burke and Hare's first victim was that of an Englishman, named Joe who fell ill with fever. Burke and Hare decided that he would not recover and decided to kill him by placing a pillow over his face whilst one of them lay across the body to prevent struggle. This was the first of 16 murders committed by Burke and Hare, a murder spree that last 10 months.
Burke was born in the parish of Orrey, county Tyrone, Ireland. William was born in the Province of Ulster in Ireland. William Burke and William Hare developed a more direct method to provide fresh cadavers to Edinburgh anatomy schools because they weren't grave robbers, they were killers. The first corpse was a tenant staying Hares' lodging-house in the West Port. The rest ones they killed. The mode of death was designed to leave no marks called burking. William Burke and his wife Helen journeyed to Peebles and Leith and then Edinburgh. William Hare had also journeyed from Ireland to Scotland to work on the Union Canal; although it is not believed he ever encountered Burke there. That's in on the record and the exact address was not mentioned. Hare never arrived to Peebles.
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