Mrs Campbell or Docherty Murdered by Wm Burke

Category

Library Item

Item no

21657

Title

Mrs Campbell or Docherty murdered by Wm Burke

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1829

Type

Wash drawing

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

William Burke and William Hare committed a series of murders in Edinburgh in the late 1820's. Their victims' bodies were sold to be used for dissection. Burke was executed early in 1829. Hare was released in the same year having given evidence against his former accomplice.

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