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Body Snatchers
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Eighteenth-century criminals William Burke and William Hare suffocated unsuspecting travellers in a Scottish lodging house. The corpses, which were sold for anatomical dissection, fetched up to £14.47 each. It is thought that at least 16 people were disposed of in this way.
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Book:
Horrible but True
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History
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Chapter:
Crime And Punishment
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