University Libraries - Burke & Hare: A True Story of Medicine, Murder and Money

• Annotation:
• As William Burke awaits his execution he recounts the crimes he committed with William Hare. Burke and Hare murdered 17 people by "burking," a method of suffocation. The pair then sold the bodies to Rr. Robert Knox for use in anatomy lectures at the Edinburgh Medical School.
• Creator:
• Letterer - Paul McLaren
• Publication Information:
• Transfuzion, Detroit, MI, 2011
• Color or Black & White:
• 
• Genre:
• Non-Fiction
• Bibliography Available:
• Yes
• Original Language:
• English
• Historical Topic/Event:
• Scotland--Edinburgh--History
• Geographic Setting:
• Scotland--Edinburgh
• Date Range:
• 1827 - 1829
• Awards:
• 2011 Best Graphic Novel Award - Scottish Independent Comic Book Awards
• Tags:
• Scotland, serial killers, true crime, William Hare, William Burke, nineteenth century, West Port murders, murder, Robert Knox, burking
• Notes:
• Introduction by Alan Grant
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