Burke and Hare (Part 1)
In 1828, the poorest residents of Edinburgh vanished. Their bodies were sold to anatomists. When Margaret Docherty's body was found hidden in straw, it revealed that Burke and Hare, two Irish immigrants, had become serial killers. This historic true crime case exposed how Edinburgh's medical school created a market…
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