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William Burke, c.1829 (etching)

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William Burke, c.1829 (etching)
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English School, (19th century) / English
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etching
Date
1829 AD (C19th AD)
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The West Port murders, in Edinburgh, Scotland during 1828 attributed to Irish immigrants William Burke (1792–1829) and accomplice William Hare, who sold the corpses of 16 victims to Doctor Robert Knox to dissect in his popular anatomy lectures. Burke was executed.

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west port / walking stick / hung / capital punishment / criminal / burke and hare / execution / hat / crime / executed / hanged / irish / cap / tailcoat / murder / victim / murderer / body-snatcher / scotland / westport / bodysnatcher / edinburgh

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