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- West Port Murders Or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates; Containing a Full Account of All the Extraordinary Circumstances Connected With Them. Also, a Report of the Trial of Burke and M'Dougal. With a Description of the Execution of Burke, His Confessions, and Memoirs of His Accomplices, Including the Proceedings Against Hare, &c.
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West Port Murders Or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates; Containing a Full Account of All the Extraordinary Circumstances Connected With Them. Also, a Report of the Trial of Burke and M'Dougal. With a Description of the Execution of Burke, His Confessions, and Memoirs of His Accomplices, Including the Proceedings Against Hare, &c.
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32 totalWEST PORT MURDERS; OR AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE ATROCIOUS MURDERS COMMITTED BY BURKE AND HIS ASSOCIATES; CONTAINING A FULL ACCOUNT OF ALL THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES CONNECTED WITH THEM. ALSO, A REPORT OF THE TRIAL OF BURKE AND M‘DOUGAL. WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXECUTION OF BURKE, HIS CONFESSIONS, AND MEMOIRS OF HIS ACCOMPLICES, INCLUDING THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HARE, &c.
LIST OF PLATES.
THE WEST PORT MURDERS.
Trial of William Burke and Helen M‘Dougal.
DECLARATION OF BURKE.
VERDICT.
SENTENCE.
CONDUCT IN LOCK-UP-HOUSE.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CONDUCT IN JAIL.
Description
A chilling yet meticulously documented portrait of a dark chapter in Edinburgh’s history, this work follows the rise of a murderous partnership that turned the city’s streets into a covert killing ground. Through detailed testimonies, courtroom records, and the grim observations of officers who first uncovered the crimes, listeners are drawn into the unsettling methodology that turned murder into a grim business.
Beyond the grisly facts, the narrative captures the fevered public fascination, the legal maneuvers of the trial, and the haunting atmosphere that surrounded the accused as they awaited their fate. Richly illustrated with contemporary portraits and vivid descriptions of the city’s reaction, the account offers a sobering glimpse into how ambition, desperation, and a twisted sense of science converged in one of the most notorious scandals of the era.
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West Port Murders Or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates; Containing a Full Account of All the Extraordinary Circumstances Connected With Them. Also, a Report of the Trial of Burke and M'Dougal. With a Description of the Execution of Burke, His Confessions, and Memoirs of His Accomplices, Including the Proceedings Against Hare, &c. Or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates; Containing a Full Account of All the Extraordinary Circumstances Connected With Them. Also, a Report of the Trial of Burke and M'Dougal. With a Description of the Execution of Burke, His Confessions, and Memoirs of His Accomplices, Including the Proceedings Against Hare, &c.
Language
en
Duration
~12 hours (713K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United Kingdom: Thos Ireland Jun., 1829.
Credits
Brian Coe, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2022-02-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
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Anonymous
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