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Graverobbers and Dr. Robert Knox
Two-part essay on Burke and Hare follows up on the murderers' best customer and their female companions, after William Burke was hanged.
http://www.trivia-library.com/b/life-after...
Graverobbers! The Trial of Burke and Hare
Introduction to the partners with a gruesome trade, and information on movies based on their deeds.
http://www.tartans.com/articles/graverobbe...
Broadside Regarding the Burke and Hare Trials
Transcription of a contemporary broadside which describes Burke's hanging and gives information on some of the murder victims. Also a PDF facsimile of the broadside, and commentary. From the National Library of Scotland.
http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/broadside.cfm...
Burke and Hare--Murder for Money?
Profile of these infamous criminals. [The Scotsman]
http://heritage.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?ti...
Wikipedia: William Burke and William Hare
Biographical article on the immigrant laborers who briefly had a lucrative trade in murder.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Burke...
Burke & Hare
A synopsis of the story of these serial killers.
http://www.wyrdology.com/edinburgh/burke-h...
The Corpus and the Hare
Supply rose to meet demand in nineteenth-century Edinburgh. Unfortunately, the demand was for fresh corpses. [Modern Drug Discovery]
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/mdd...
The Resurrectionists
The dark side of Edinburgh's fame for its medical schools was the trade in cadavers. Photographs of city landmarks accompany the story of Burke and Hare.
http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/burke....
Case Closed: Burke and Hare
An introduction to the notorious duo. Includes portraits and a short bibliography as well as a narrative of their crimes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/caseclosed/burk...
The Crime Web: William Burke and William Hare
Biographies of the killers and of their customer Dr. Robert Knox. Recounts the story of the murders, the trial, and the aftermath.
http://www.thecrimeweb.com/william_burke_a...
William Burke & William Hare
Multi-part essay on the killers and their string of victims.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers...
William Burke
Lurid and moralizing account of his crimes, trial, and execution. Includes excerpts from an interview with the condemned murderer. From the Newgate Calendar.
http://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng601.ht...
Burke, William (1792-1829)
Biographical entry on the convicted murderer, from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/BUN_CAL/BURK...
Burke and Hare--The Bodysnatchers
Information on bodysnatching in 19th-century Britain, how the infamous duo operated, and what happened after they were caught.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A702...
The Story of Burke and Hare
Thumbnail sketch of the crimes and capture of these infamous Edinburgh murderers.
http://members.fortunecity.com/gillonj/bur...
History Sphere: Burke and Hare
Richard Cussans of the Edinburgh City Libraries outlines this pair's murderous career. With nineteenth-century illustrations.
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries/hist...
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2006