Episode: Burke & Hare – Part One

Before they became two of history's most infamous serial killers, William Burke and William Hare were ordinary men living in 1820s Edinburgh—a city where the booming demand for cadavers created a deadly underground market.

In Part One, we explore the rise of anatomy schools, the grim world of body snatching, and how Burke and Hare became involved in the illegal body trade. We also cover their earliest victims and the murders that fueled their growing profits, setting the stage for one of history's most shocking medical true crime cases.

Listener discretion is advised.

Sources:

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

https://rse.org.uk/resource/dr-robert-knox-burke-and-hare-murders/ 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zvrsydm#zr8br2p 

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

https://www.escapethepast.co.uk/post/burke-hare-edinburgh-body-snatchers 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/burke-hare-part-1/id1379959217?i=1000605630354 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfoZtz5oLHU&t=69s 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyE3MyaLD-U&t=15s

Dudley Edwards, O. (2014). Burke and Hare: The true story behind the infamous Burke & Hare murders [Kindle edition]. Birlinn. 

https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/36402