You can see Burkes' skeleton in Edinburg museum.
Hare was granted immunity for testifying against Burke. He was eventually released and disappeared into history.
BURKING: Verb. Used with object; to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
KING'S EVIDENCE: Noun. One who gives witness for the Crown in exchange for leniency in British criminal proceedings --- used when the British monarch is a king.
KING'S EVIDENCE: Noun. One who gives witness for the Crown in exchange for leniency in British criminal proceedings --- used when the British monarch is a king.
EPILOGUE: "The Burke and Hare murders propelled Parliament to pass a law in 1832 that ended the corpse trade. Burke's body is shown being dissected on a surgical table."
His skeleton is shown hanging in a museum with a value of his skeleton being calculated on screen of almost £2 million.
His skeleton is shown hanging in a museum with a value of his skeleton being calculated on screen of almost £2 million.