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Uncovering The Shocking Truth Behind Edinburgh's 1818 Murder


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Uncovering The Shocking Truth Behind Edinburgh's 1818 Murder
News of the Times Episode 473 | 1818
In today’s episode, we travel back to Edinburgh in 1818, where the chilling case of a missing 8-year-old boy unfolds. When his body is finally discovered, the gruesome truth is undeniable—he has been in the hands of surgeons, used for dissection.
Regular viewers will know that the Hollywood version of Burke and Hare as mere grave robbers is pure fiction. In reality, they were ruthless serial killers who preyed on society’s most vulnerable, smothering their victims to leave no trace before selling the bodies to medical schools for dissection and the training of future doctors.
But this disturbing case predates Burke and Hare by a full decade and was infamous in its time. Could it have even served as inspiration for their later crimes?
We’ll uncover the background, the crime, the verdict, and the eerie conclusion to this macabre tale from Georgian Scotland.
And if that wasn’t creepy enough, today’s second story takes us to Ireland, where someone has made the grave mistake of cutting down a sacred banshee bush—unleashing the relentless, ghostly wails of a very displeased spirit.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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If you like this, here are links to some other recommended videos:
1828-1831: The Burkers - Feeding the Dissectors |  Ep32v
https://youtu.be/X6JLDHpEZ1Q
1828 - 1831: The case of Burke and Hare |  EP338
https://youtu.be/MDcZhb1TzLo
1777 - 1829: England's Grave Robbers - The Resurrectionists  |  148v
https://youtu.be/hv-P9ie6JWM
1667 - 1935: Stories of Being Buried Alive |  Ep91
https://youtu.be/nUGkHExcR84

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