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The Infamous Burke and Hare

Serial Killers and Resurrectionists of Nineteenth Century Edinburgh

By: R. Michael Gordon

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The Infamous Burke and Hare

Serial Killers and Resurrectionists of Nineteenth Century Edinburgh

By: R. Michael Gordon

Body snatchers and grave robbers were the stuff of Victorian lore, but two real-life culprits took the crimes out of shadowy cemeteries and into criminal court. William Burke and William Hare aided Scottish surgeons competing for anatomical breakthroughs by experimenting on human corpses. As the duo evolved from petty theft to premeditated murder, they unwittingly brought attention to the medical practices of the era, leading to Burke's death by hanging. This account not only explores the work of the resurrectionists, it reflects the nature of serial killers, 1820s criminal law, and Edinburgh's early role as a seat of European medical research. Readers interested in the legal aspects of these crimes will find the trial testimony included to be a valuable resource.

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McFarland

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0786454563

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9780786454563

The Poison Murders of Jack the Ripper

His Final Crimes, Trial and Execution

By: R. Michael Gordon

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The Poison Murders of Jack the Ripper

His Final Crimes, Trial and Execution

By: R. Michael Gordon

Considered a primary suspect in the unsolved Jack the Ripper murders, Polish-born Severin Antoniovich Klosowski also gained considerable notoriety as "The Borough Poisoner of Southwark" in the late 1800s. Within a span of five years, Klosowski took on three women as his wives and lethally poisoned each with deadly doses of antimony. This study of Klosowski's murders of Mary Spink, Elizabeth "Bessie" Taylor and Maud Marsh includes extensive accounts of the individual crimes, the accompanying investigations and Klosowski's conviction and execution. The final chapter examines intense police and media speculation that Klosowski may also have been the unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, citing period news articles and more recent developments in the notorious case. One appendix provides a detailed timeline of Klosowski's "poison period" from 1892 to 1903.

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225

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McFarland

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0786451785

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9780786451784

Murder Files from Scotland Yard and the Black Museum

By: R. Michael Gordon

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Murder Files from Scotland Yard and the Black Museum

By: R. Michael Gordon

From the files of Scotland Yard's "Black Museum" (open only to police officers) come true crime stories of some of the most infamous murder cases of the 19th and 20th centuries--the Lambeth Poisoner, "baby farmer" Amelia Elizabeth Dyer, the Gentleman Vampire of Bournemouth, the Brides in the Bath Murders, the Rillington Place murders and many others. Along the way, investigators pass a number of crime-solving milestones, included the first use of fingerprint technology, the early use of photography and the first time "The Yard" enlisted the press to help hunt down a killer.

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1476672547

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9781476672540

Book's by R. Michael Gordon

The Infamous Burke and Hare

The Infamous Burke and Hare

The Poison Murders of Jack the Ripper

The Poison Murders of Jack the Ripper

Murder Files from Scotland Yard and the Black Museum

Murder Files from Scotland Yard and the Black Museum

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