Burke and Hare Rhyme Macabre Hunter

Edinburgh Wouldn’t Be Edinburgh Without Them!

As Edinburgh’s FIRST serial killers, the discovery of the Burke & Hare murders on All Hallow’s Eve in 1828 ensured that the duo is forever etched in history.

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Burke & Hare’s Edinburgh

From fetid tenements in Edinburgh’s ‘Old Reekie’ to the dissecting tables of Surgeon’s Square, lose yourself in a world that would have been familiar to Burke & Hare as they trundled their victims’ bodies through Edinburgh’s street, en route to Dr Knox’s house.

Bodies weren’t just supplied to Dr Knox by Burke & Hare …

Meet Edinburgh’s notorious bodysnatcher, ‘Merry Andrew’


The Aftermath


find out where to see Edinburgh’s famous miniature coffins and Burke’s skeleton

Burke and Hare murder dolls or miniature coffins

Edinburgh Minature Coffins

William Burke Life Mask

Find Burke’s skeleton

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