Compact Murder
Burke and Hare
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About this episode
In 1828, William Burke and William Hare murdered people in Edinburgh and sold their bodies to an anatomy school. Behind their familiar names were victims with families, friendships and livelihoods, including Mary Paterson, James Wilson and Margaret Docherty. This episode of Compact Murder follows the trade that enabled the killings, the lodgers who exposed Docherty's concealed body and the evidence that brought Burke to trial. It also examines Hare's immunity, the limits of the surviving confessions and the reforms that changed anatomical supply while leaving poor families vulnerable. Visit our website: Compact Murder Find us on our social media sites: • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Youtube #CompactMurder #CompactHistories #BurkeAndHare #EdinburghHistory #ScottishHistory #HistoryOfMedicine #HistoricalTrueCrime