- Case Closed: Burke and Hare - http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/caseclosed/burkeandhare.shtml
An introduction to the notorious duo. Includes portraits and a short bibliography as well as a narrative of their crimes.
- The Story of Burke and Hare - http://members.fortunecity.com/gillonj/burkeandhare/
Thumbnail sketch of the crimes and capture of these infamous Edinburgh murderers.
- History Sphere: Burke and Hare - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/libraries/historysphere/burkeandhare/burkeandhare.html
Richard Cussans of the Edinburgh City Libraries outlines this pair's murderous career. With nineteenth-century illustrations.
- Burke & Hare - http://www.wyrdology.com/edinburgh/burke-hare.html
A synopsis of the story of these serial killers.
- The Resurrectionists - http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/burke.html
The dark side of Edinburgh's fame for its medical schools was the trade in cadavers. Photographs of city landmarks accompany the story of Burke and Hare.
- William Burke & William Hare - http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/weird/burke/index_1.html
Multi-part essay on the killers and their string of victims.
- Graverobbers and Dr. Robert Knox - http://www.trivia-library.com/b/life-after-trial-graverobbers-and-dr-robert-knox-part-1.htm
Two-part essay on Burke and Hare follows up on the murderers' best customer and their female companions, after William Burke was hanged.
- The Corpus and the Hare - http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journals/mdd/v03/i08/html/10time.html
Supply rose to meet demand in nineteenth-century Edinburgh. Unfortunately, the demand was for fresh corpses. [Modern Drug Discovery]
- Burke, William (1792-1829) - http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/BUN_CAL/BURKE_WILLIAM_17921829_.html
Biographical entry on the convicted murderer, from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
- Broadside Regarding the Burke and Hare Trials - http://www.nls.uk/broadsides/broadside.cfm/id/15228
Transcription of a contemporary broadside which describes Burke's hanging and gives information on some of the murder victims. Also a PDF facsimile of the broadside, and commentary. From the National Library of Scotland.
- Burke and Hare--The Bodysnatchers - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/A702802
Information on bodysnatching in 19th-century Britain, how the infamous duo operated, and what happened after they were caught.
- The Crime Web: William Burke and William Hare - http://www.thecrimeweb.com/william_burke_and_william_hare.htm
Biographies of the killers and of their customer Dr. Robert Knox. Recounts the story of the murders, the trial, and the aftermath.
- William Burke - http://www.exclassics.com/newgate/ng601.htm
Lurid and moralizing account of his crimes, trial, and execution. Includes excerpts from an interview with the condemned murderer. From the Newgate Calendar.
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