The Infamous Burke and Hare: Serial Killers and Resurrectionists of Nineteenth Century Edinburgh

by R. Michael Gordon

Body snatchers and grave robbers were the stuff of Victorian lore, but two real-life culprits took the crimes out of shadowy cemeteries and into criminal court. William Burke and William Hare aided Scottish surgeons competing for anatomical breakthroughs by experimenting on human corpses. As the duo evolved from petty theft to premeditated murder, they unwittingly brought attention to the medical practices of the era, leading to Burke's death by hanging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786444037
• ISBN13: 9780786444038
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher