Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:murder
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Burke_and_Hare_murders
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Scotland
|
| gptkbp:culturalSignificance |
inspired books and films
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1829
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
West Port murders
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Edinburgh
|
| gptkbp:method |
suffocation
|
| gptkbp:motive |
financial gain
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
influencing Anatomy Act 1832
selling bodies for dissection |
| gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:William_Burke
gptkb:William_Hare |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Anatomy_Act_1832
history of medical science in Britain |
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Hare_turned_King's_evidence
Burke executed |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1828
|
| gptkbp:trialDate |
December 1828
|
| gptkbp:victim |
16
lodgers |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Burke_and_Hare_murders
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|