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- 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...
- 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...
- left wing tendencies that were prominent during the period and which the Burkers identified with Communism. During the 1968 federal election, they distributed...
- 1287/orsc.1120.0771. JSTOR 23252314. S2CID 8913405. Cearley, David W.; Burker, Brian; Searle, Samantha; Walker, Mike J. (3 October 2017). "The top 10...
- 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...