- The
London Burkers were a
group of body
snatchers operating in London, England, who
apparently modeled their activities on the
notorious Burke and Hare...
-
school at King's
College London led to an
investigation of the
London Burkers, who had
recently turned from
grave robbing to
murder to
obtain corpses;...
- the p****age of this bill, as well as the acts
committed by the
London Burkers.
Stories appeared of
people murdering and
selling the cadaver. Two of the...
- Anglo-Irish
politician James May (body snatcher),
British member of
London Burkers James May (footballer) (1877–?),
Scottish footballer James Vance May (1873–1947)...
- dissection. In
response to the
discovery in 1831 of a gang
known as the
London Burkers, who
apparently modelled their activities on
those of
Burke and Hare, Parliament...
- left wing
tendencies that were
prominent during the
period and
which the
Burkers identified with Communism.
During the 1968
federal election, they distributed...
-
Chirurgical Society, he is best
known for his part in
apprehending the
London Burkers gang and for
failing to spot a
bullet lodged in
Giuseppe Garibaldi's leg...
- 1287/orsc.1120.0771. JSTOR 23252314. S2CID 8913405. Cearley,
David W.;
Burker, Brian; Searle, Samantha; Walker, Mike J. (3
October 2017). "The top 10...
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sensational serial murders ****ociated with
Burke and Hare and the
London Burkers led to
legislation which provided scientists and
medical schools with legal...
- licence. Bishop, John 1830 3 3
Executed in 1831
Leader of "The
London Burkers";
together with
Thomas Williams and two accomplices,
formed a gang of body...
