"Up the close and down the stair, in the house with Burke and Hare. Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox the boy that buys the beef!"  This Scottish Childrens Rhyme has haunted young children for decades. Today we will be discussing 2 Serial Killers who don’t fit the mold, they were not killing for the love of it, but simply to turn a profit. 
SOURCES:

https://www.ed.ac.uk/medicine-vet-medicine/about/history/burke-and-hare

https://www.realmarykingsclose.com/blog/the-burke-and-hare-murders/

https://www.mercattours.com/blog-post/the-story-of-burke-and-hare

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/burke-and-hare-the-true-story-of-the-edinburgh-body-snatchers

https://books.google.com/books?id=QoIEAwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT11&ots=f9PHBbt9s-&dq=%22Up%20the%20close%20and%20down%20the%20stair%2C%20in%20the%20house%20with%20Burke%20and%20Hare.%20Burke's%20the%20butcher%2C%20Hare's%20the%20thief%2C%20Knox%20the%20boy%20that%20buys%20the%20beef!%22&pg=PT13#v=onepage&q=%22Up%20the%20close%20and%20down%20the%20stair,%20in%20the%20house%20with%20Burke%20and%20Hare.%20Burke's%20the%20butcher,%20Hare's%20the%20thief,%20Knox%20the%20boy%20that%20buys%20the%20beef!%22&f=false 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Burke-and-William-Hare

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Burke-Hare-infamous-murderers-graverobbers/ 

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Burke-Hare-infamous-murderers-graverobbers/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burke_and_Hare_murders

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/burke-and-hare-the-true-story-of-the-edinburgh-body-snatchers 

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