Burke and Hare murders and for regulating Schools of Anatomy" in mid 1828—six months before the murders were detected. This was rejected in 1829 by the House of Lords. The murders committed by Burke and Hare raised public awareness of the need for bodies for medical purposes, and of the trade that doctors had conducted with grave robbers and murderers. The East London murder of a 14-year-old boy and the subsequent attempt to sell the corpse to the medical school at King's College London led to an investigation of the London Burkers, who had recently turned from grave robbing to murder to obtain corpses;
Eight Immortals Restaurant murders Eight Immortals Restaurant murders The Eight Immortals Restaurant murders, also known as the Eight Immortals murders or the Pork Bun murders, was an incident in which Macanese gambler Huang Zhiheng murdered a family of 10 in their restaurant. The murders were committed by Zhiheng after the family failed to repay gambling debts. The Eight Immortals Restaurant was a Chinese restaurant in the Portuguese colony of Macau. The modest eating establishment was connected to the Eight Immortals Hotel. The restaurant was owned and operated by Zheng Lin, a former street hawker who moved his business from a stand into a formal