# Edinburgh's two most famous killers sold 16 bodies for dissection

William Burke and William Hare murdered at least 16 people in Edinburgh between 1827 and 1828 to sell cadavers to Robert Knox. The killings occurred in the West Port district, targeting poor or isolated individuals. Victims were typically asphyxiated, with minimal external injuries.

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