NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Burke, William, 1792-1829 DNB: Burke, William (1792–1829), murderer LBT ID: WiBurke1829 VIAF ID: 36791109 LOC ID: nr93025899 | B/BAP: 1792 DIED: 1829-01-28 |
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Irish-born cobbler who with his accomplice William Hare murdered Edinburgh paupers and
sold their bodies for dissection. | |