The Story Of Burke And Hare

Detailing 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 element...

• | Author: Alexander Leighton
• | Publisher: Read & Co. History
• | Publication Date: June 24, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 228 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1528719182
• | ISBN-13: 9781528719186