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Bodysnatcher Burke
Possibly two of Scotland's most gruesome serial killers were William Burke and
William Hare. Burke and Hare set themselves up as procurers of human bodies to
satisfy the demand of Edinburgh's medical schools. Originally the two would
dig up the graves of the recently departed in the dead of night, steal the
body and then sell it for cash to a doctor for use during anatomy
demonstrations. Bodysnatcher
Burke is one half of the 21st Century version of The Bodysnatchers.
His “Burked” finisher takes its name from how Burke and Hare killed their
victims, when they were dunked head first into a beer barrel filled with water
and held there until he or she drowned.
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