Murderer. Born in Urney, near Strabane, County Tyrone. He left his family and moved to Edinburgh in 1817 where he met William Hare. Incorrectly thought of as grave-robbers, the pair actually murdered at least sixteen people, selling their bodies for medical research. Their crimes were eventually uncovered and Burke was tried and hanged, Hare escaped punishment by turning king's evidence.
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