17 min

Episode 10: Burke and Hare, death and dissection Warts n All

    • History

In 1820's Edinburgh, anatomists would pay well for bodies, wherever they might come from. Burke and Hare were not bodysnatchers but murderers who suffocated victims and sold them, still warm, to the doctors to learn their trade.

Find Suzie on TikTok @suzieedge

In 1820's Edinburgh, anatomists would pay well for bodies, wherever they might come from. Burke and Hare were not bodysnatchers but murderers who suffocated victims and sold them, still warm, to the doctors to learn their trade.

Find Suzie on TikTok @suzieedge

17 min

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