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Author : William Burke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book West Port Murders written by William Burke and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lisa Rosner
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812203550
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)
Download or read book The Anatomy Murders written by Lisa Rosner and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-07-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up the close and down the stair, Up and down with Burke and Hare. Burke's the butcher, Hare's the thief, Knox the man who buys the beef. —anonymous children's song On Halloween night 1828, in the West Port district of Edinburgh, Scotland, a woman sometimes known as Madgy Docherty was last seen in the company of William Burke and William Hare. Days later, police discovered her remains in the surgery of the prominent anatomist Dr. Robert Knox. Docherty was the final victim of the most atrocious murder spree of the century, outflanking even Jack the Ripper's. Together with their accomplices, Burke and Hare would be accused of killing sixteen people over the course of twelve months in order to sell the corpses as "subjects" for dissection. The ensuing criminal investigation into the "Anatomy Murders" raised troubling questions about the common practices by which medical men obtained cadavers, the lives of the poor in Edinburgh's back alleys, and the ability of the police to protect the public from cold-blooded murder. Famous among true crime aficionados, Burke and Hare were the first serial killers to capture media attention, yet The Anatomy Murders is the first book to situate their story against the social and cultural forces that were bringing early nineteenth-century Britain into modernity. In Lisa Rosner's deft treatment, each of the murder victims, from the beautiful, doomed Mary Paterson to the unfortunate "Daft Jamie," opens a window on a different aspect of this world in transition. Tapping into a wealth of unpublished materials, Rosner meticulously portrays the aspirations of doctors and anatomists, the makeshift existence of the so-called dangerous classes, the rudimentary police apparatus, and the half-fiction, half-journalism of the popular press. The Anatomy Murders resurrects a tale of murder and medicine in a city whose grand Georgian squares and crescents stood beside a maze of slums, a place in which a dead body was far more valuable than a living laborer.
Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)
Download or read book West Port Murders written by Various Authors and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2022-08-21 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "West Port Murders" by Various Authors. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Author : William Burke
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332849379
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (493 download)
Download or read book West Port Murders, Or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates written by William Burke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from West Port Murders, or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates: Containing a Full Account of All the Extraordinary Circumstances Connected With Them; Also, a Report of the Trial of Burke and M'dougal Q. Did Burke bid you clean the house? A. No but I said it would be better to wash the floor, and put a little sand on it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : William Burke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)
Download or read book West Port Murders written by William Burke and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Burke
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781016791335
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (913 download)
Download or read book West Port Murders written by William Burke and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William 1792-1829 Burke
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9781363368150
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (681 download)
Download or read book WEST PORT MURDERS OR AN AUTHEN written by William 1792-1829 Burke and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William Burke
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259861577
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (615 download)
Download or read book West Port Murders, Or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates written by William Burke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-21 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from West Port Murders, or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates: Containing a Full Account of All the Extraordinary Circumstances Connected With Them, Also, a Report of the Trial of Burke and M'dougal, With a Description of the Execution of Burke, His Confessions, and Memoirs of His Accomplices Ehre' s Appearance Letter from the Sherifi' to the Right Hon. The Lord Provost' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : George Mac Gregor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)
Download or read book The History of Burke and Hare and of the Resurrectionist Times written by George Mac Gregor and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9780371715222
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (152 download)
Download or read book West Port Murders written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Burke
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781376518269
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (182 download)
Download or read book West Port Murders: Or, an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates, Containing a Full Account of written by William Burke and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Owen Dudley Edwards
Publisher : Polygon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Burke & Hare written by Owen Dudley Edwards and published by Polygon. This book was released on 1980 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a boarding house in West Port, an old army pensioner dies of natural causes. He owes the landlord rent. Instead of burying the body, the landlord, William Hare, and his friend, William Burke, fill the coffin with bark and sell the corpse to Dr. Robert Knox, an ambitious Edinburgh anatomist. They make a profit of £3 and 10 shillings. After this encouraging outcome, Burke and Hare decide to suffocate another sickly tenant. So begins the criminal career of the most notorious double act in serial killing. Here is the unvarnished, human story behind the infamous Burke and Hare murders. We delve into their past, their personalities and the circumstances that made them resort to murder as a money-making scheme.It?s a tale of desperation and greed, of outsiders, ambition, corruption and betrayal. And it?s all true!" -- Provided by publisher.
Author : William Burke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Burke and Hare written by William Burke and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Burke, William Hare, Hare and Helen M'Dougal were associated together in the murder of more than sixteen persons, whose bodies were sold to a Knox, of Edinburgh, for anatomical purposes. This volume deals especially with the trial in the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, December, 1828, of William Burke and Helen M'Dougal, who were indicted for the murder of three of the victims.
Author : R. Michael Gordon
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786454563
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book The Infamous Burke and Hare written by R. Michael Gordon and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Body snatchers and grave robbers were the stuff of Victorian lore, but two real-life culprits took the crimes out of shadowy cemeteries and into criminal court. William Burke and William Hare aided Scottish surgeons competing for anatomical breakthroughs by experimenting on human corpses. As the duo evolved from petty theft to premeditated murder, they unwittingly brought attention to the medical practices of the era, leading to Burke's death by hanging. This account not only explores the work of the resurrectionists, it reflects the nature of serial killers, 1820s criminal law, and Edinburgh's early role as a seat of European medical research. Readers interested in the legal aspects of these crimes will find the trial testimony included to be a valuable resource.
Author : George Mac Gregor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)
Download or read book The History of Burke and Hare and of the Resurrectionist Times written by George Mac Gregor and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brian Bailey
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1780573758
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Burke and Hare written by Brian Bailey and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-10-14 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'My Lord, You are aware that, at this moment, the public feeling is strongly excited against the perpetrators of the late foul and cold blooded murders that have taken place in the very centre of a populous and civilised city . . . Your Lordship is aware, that in all civilized nations, blood calls for blood . . .' From ' Letter to the Lord Advocate . . . By The Echo of Surgeons' Square' Early nineteenth century Edinburgh was gripped by fear of body snatchers. New graves were constantly under threat from unscrupulous ghouls keen to profit from the medical school's voracious appetite for corpses. In 1828, Burke and Hare, a pair of opportunistic low-lives, took the practice to a new extreme. They murdered at least 16 innocent victims, including a 12-year-old boy, in the name of medical science - and the freshness of the corpses they delivered for dissection earned them extra money. The names of Burke and Hare have become synonymous with body-snatching, but the true details of their crimes have been obscured by mythology and questions still surround the case. In Enlightenment Edinburgh, how were Burke and Hare able to carry on their repulsive and murderous trade undetected for so long? Why was only one of the homicidal due brought to justice? And what were the roles of Burke and Hare's common-law wives, the medical students who took delivery of the corpses and Dr Robert Knox, the distinguished teacher of anatomy whose dissecting table was the final resting place of the unfortunate victims? Bailey reveals a sordid side to a society which was famed for its intellectual and progressive thinking, yet depended on predatory criminals for the advance of medical knowledge. In this compulsive and absorbing book, the evidence is thoroughly re-examined - and startling conclusions are reached.
Author : Judith A. Yates
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615781891
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (818 download)
Download or read book The Devil You Know written by Judith A. Yates and published by . This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE 2014 KILLER NASHVILLE SILVER FALCHION AWARD for TRUE CRIME! On a foggy night on March 10, 1990, in Westport, Indiana, twelve-year-old Brad Maddux strolled over to a pickup truck to chat with his twenty-eight-year-old cousin, Douglas Sims. Brad was never seen again. It was the following night that Brad's family and friends noted his disappearance. As the small community searched frantically for Brad, officers questioned Douglas Sims several times. It was not until Sims was interviewed, using tactics by a seasoned investigator, did they learn the horrific truth: Sims had murdered Brad in a horrifying way, and buried his body in a place of symbolism and fear. Douglas Sims spoke of his crime as if it were of no concern. It changed the way an entire community behaved: people began to lock their doors and guard their children, even when the devil was locked away in prison. It was called "the worst crime Decatur County had ever seen" but this was not the end of the horror. Douglas Sims received a sentence the community felt was "a joke," as one investigator believed. As the truth came out, mild-mannered and friendly neighbor Douglas Sims, who never even raised his voice, was exposed as a predator, a pedophile that preyed on the community children right before their parent's eyes. Years later, he derided the dead boy in a shocking display before the parole board that left hardened officers stunned. This is the heartbreaking true story of the crime and punishment of a monster that preyed on the most vulnerable victims of all, a little boy who trusted, a community that refused to believe evil lurked among them, and of the law enforcement officers who brought a child killer to justice. A portion of proceeds of this book will be donated to a nonprofit organization in the victim's name.
