Burke Murdering Margery Campbell
Created by Frida Santos on Mon, 11/15/2021 - 16:06
Description:
William Burke and William Hare were body snatchers that after cemmenteries were protecting graves turned to killing to provide corpses to the medicine professors. They would kill their victims by luring them with a drink and then asphyxiate them with a pillow over the head. They are relevant to the The Body Snatcher because their practices and involvement with the Anatomy classes inspire the story.
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©Public Domain
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Artist:
- Robert Seymour
Image Date:
1829