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1828: Up the close and down the stair, meet the women of Burke and Hare
The Specimens
What you need to know before your trail
Susan’s sheltered life as the wife of Robert Knox, a wealthy anatomist, is a far cry from Helen’s perilous existence in the Old Town slums with her lover William Burke.
Yet as people begin disappearing, these two different women face the same impossible choice. Should they protect what they have or tell the truth about what they know?
Discover the notorious serial killings of Burke and Hare, told for the first time through the eyes of women whose stories reveal the depths of the human heart.
Travel Guide
Edinburgh
The Burke and Hare murders were a series of sixteen murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh.
William Burke and William Hare sold the corpses to Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures. A tour of this side of Edinburgh would be interesting! Taking in graveyards to churches, to alleyways and the cobbled streets, this tour is a trail of the darkest places and times in the city’s history.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Specimens
Destination/location: Edinburgh, Maddiston Author/guide: Mairi Kidd Departure Time: 1828
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