Burke and Hare murders Burke and Hare murders The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 killings committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures. Edinburgh was a leading European centre of anatomical study in the early 19th century, in a time when the demand for cadavers led to a shortfall in legal supply. Scottish law required that corpses used for medical research should only come from those who had died in prison, suicide victims,
Transport in Edinburgh inefficient, with much duplication of routes. Most stations closed down and, following the Beeching Axe in the late 1960s, the city was left with only three passenger railway stations (Waverley, Haymarket & Slateford). The South Suburban line was left in place, mainly as a bypass for freight services to avoid the city centre. New stations have since opened since the Beeching Axe; , , , Edinburgh Gateway station and in recent years. The city currently has 12 stations within the City of Edinburgh Council area. Edinburgh itself has a small suburban rail network - the backbone of which is the