- Burke and Hare
- Body snatchers and murderers in Edinburgh in the early nineteenth century; they were both named William.
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Burke and Hare
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Burke, William; and Hare, William — ▪ Irish criminals Respectively, born 1792, Orrery, Ireland died January 28, 1829, Edinburgh, Scotland flourished 1820s, Londonderry, Ireland pair of infamous murderers for profit who killed their victims and sold the corpses to an… … Universalium
Meurtres de Burke et Hare — Burke et Hare Les meutres de Burke et Hare (en anglais Burke and Hare murders), connus aussi sous le nom de meurtres de West Port (West Port murders) sont une série de meurtres commis à Édimbourg entre novembre 1827 et le 31 octobre 1828. Ils… … Wikipédia en Français
Los crímenes de Burke y Hare — (también conocidos como los crímenes de West Port) fue una serie de asesinatos cometidos en Edimburgo (Escocia) entre noviembre de 1827 y el 31 de octubre de 1828. Estos asesinatos fueron atribuidos a los inmigrantes irlandeses William Burke y… … Wikipedia Español
Burke (character) — Burke is the protagonist of a series of novels by Andrew Vachss.He is a career criminal, an orphan raised by the State who was abused throughout his childhood in state institutions and foster homes. Burke lives in New York City, always on the… … Wikipedia
Burke & Hare — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Burke Hare Produktionsland Großbritannien … Deutsch Wikipedia
Burke — (spr. börk), 1) Edmund, berühmter engl. Schriftsteller, Redner und Staatsmann, geb. 12. Jan. 1729 in Dublin, gest. 9. Juli 1797, studierte seit 1750 alte Sprachen, Philosophie und Rechtswissenschaft zu London. 1756 schrieb er anonym die… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
William Burke — (* 1792 in Urney (Strabane) im irischen County Tyrone; † 28. Januar 1829 in Edinburgh) war ein Serienmörder, der zusammen mit William Hare in den Jahren 1827 und 1828 in Edinburgh 17 Menschen tötete, um sie als Anatomieleichen verkaufen zu können … Deutsch Wikipedia
