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- 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.
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- Burke & Hare - - A synopsis of the story of these serial killers.
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- 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.
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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.
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- History Sphere: Burke and Hare - - Richard Cussans of the Edinburgh City Libraries outlines this pair's murderous career. With nineteenth-century illustrations.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- The Corpus and the Hare - - Supply rose to meet demand in nineteenth-century Edinburgh. Unfortunately, the demand was for fresh corpses. [Modern Drug Discovery] (October, 2000)
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