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Infamous Court Cases: The 1828 Burke and Hare Murders

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

The Burke and Hare murders, also known as the West Port murders, were a series of murders committed in Edinburgh, Scotland, over a period of about ten months in 1828. The killings were attributed to Irish immigrants William Burke and … Continue reading →

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