Episode 53 - Resurrectionists
In 19th-century Edinburgh, William Burke and William Hare found a gruesome way to profit from the booming demand for medical cadavers. Rather than rob graves like other âresurrectionistsâ of the time, they took it furtherâmurdering at least 16 people and selling the fresh corpses to an eager anatomy professor. What began as a quick scheme spiralled into one of the most notorious true crime stories in history, exposing the dark underbelly of science, greed, and moral decay in the age of enlightenment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In 19th-century Edinburgh, William Burke and William Hare found a gruesome way to profit from the booming demand for medical cadavers. Rather than rob graves like other âresurrectionistsâ of the time, they took it furtherâmurdering at least 16 people and selling the fresh corpses to an eager anatomy professor. What began as a quick scheme spiralled into one of the most notorious true crime stories in history, exposing the dark underbelly of science, greed, and moral decay in the age of enlighten...