The Burke and Hare murders

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:age gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:analyzes police inquiry
gptkbp:artistic_legacy infamy
gptkbp:associated_with Dr. Robert Knox
gptkbp:borders Irish immigrant
gptkbp:burial_place unmarked grave
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:16
gptkbp:clinical_trial Burke's trial
Hare's trial
gptkbp:consequences gptkb:legal_reforms
gptkbp:convicted_of December 1828
gptkbp:cultural_impact true crime genre
gptkbp:death_date gptkb:36
gptkbp:defense pleaded guilty
pleaded not guilty
gptkbp:died January 28, 1840
gptkbp:effective_date December 1828
gptkbp:fate rumored to have fled
gptkbp:feud testified against Burke
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:19th_century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Burke and Hare murders
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:theatre
gptkb:films
gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:is_prominent_in grave robbing
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:located_in gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkbp:location gptkb:Edinburgh
West Port
unknown after trial
gptkbp:occurs_in gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:engine
guilty
acquitted
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:philosophy immunity
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:superhero
gptkb:film
coward
gptkbp:role witness against Burke
gptkbp:sacraments not recorded
gptkbp:significance gptkb:hospital
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:technique body snatching
hanging
gptkbp:theme Irish immigrant
gptkbp:year 1828