Skin of Mr Burke (Burke and Hare) The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

by Alan McNairn May 30, 2020. 2. William Burke and William Hare recognized an opportunity in 1827 and 1828. When the market for fresh cadavers grew at Universities and autopsy schools in Edinburgh, the two enterprising men decided they would fill the need. However, they didn't do this in the usual way by snatching bodies in graves.. The most infamous case is the pocket-sized book bound in the skin of William Burke, half of the Scottish duo Burke and Hare, who murdered sixteen people in order to sell their bodies to doctors.


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A Burke and Hare book made out of Burke's skin sits on display next to the Burke and Hare death mask created after Burke's death. The museum also features pathology, history of surgery and dental collections. Many people believe the museum was once the site of Dr. Knox's Medical School, but they're wrong. The actual location of the.. Hare was offered immunity from prosecution if he testified against Burke and McDougal (Margaret Hare would also be spared as spouses could not testify against one another). Hare readily agreed, confessing to all the murders to save his skin. Burke and McDougal were tried before a packed Edinburgh courtroom on Christmas Eve 1828.