Talk:Burke and Hare murders
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smart men of their time. got all those bodies in eleven months and were never caught. nice —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.224.164.102 (talk • contribs)
[edit] Burke's fate
book made of skin from the hanged one can be seen in Royal College of Surgeons. If you look closely, you can see skin follicles. Now open to general public. Very interesting. Also includes a dental museum next to it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.181.251.66 (talk • contribs)
[edit] Hare's later years
No mention of what happened to Mr. Hare after he testified against Burke. I might have to do a bit of research :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Famous Mortimor (talk • contribs)
- See William Hare - also please sign posts with four tildes "~~~~" to add name and date stamp. Cutler 09:59, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] West Port Murders???
Just to say that despite reading more than one book on Burke and Hare, the title of this article: 'West Port murders' means nothing to me. Wouldn't 'Burke and Hare' be a better title, and one that people would recognise?. Colin4C 17:24, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
- Well, this article is about the murders, not the people. Burke and Hare redirects here. Feels right to me cos that is what the murders are called and some people may want to search on that term. Think we need some more views on this. Cutler 16:49, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
- When I came upon this page I was looking for information on the crimes, not the people. It doesn't pose any problem, as this is a very useful and informative article, but it definately seems to be a good point. Letsfckpeaches 19:54, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pub frequented?
I don't suppose anybody has any information on a pub frequented/lived in by Burke & Hare in Edinburgh called the Castle Of Coughts or something? I am doing some research, and have failed to find any information. It has now been demolished, I know, but apparently it was quite famous because of these events. If this question isn't appropriate for the talk section, please delete it. Thanks in advance. Letsfckpeaches 19:54, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
See also Medicinal_Purposes.
213.84.74.36 (talk) 13:18, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Unclear Wording: "broke his back"
It says that "Burke and Hare argued over the boy, but then Burke broke his back and sold both bodies for £8 each." What does this mean? Does it mean that one person conceded the argument or that his back was literally broken? If the latter, was it accidentally or a result of a physical fight between the two? Who broke their back? Was it Burke who's back was broken or was it Burke who did the breaking? 216.36.186.2 (talk) 17:46, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
