<p>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 for fresh corpses... <strong>(Part 1 of 2).</strong></p><br><p>*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>This&nbsp;episode&nbsp;was&nbsp;researched&nbsp;and written by Eileen Macfarlane.</p><br><p>Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.</p><br><p>Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton</p><br><p>Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.</p><br><p>To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for <strong>They Walk Among PLUS,</strong> available from <a href="https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> or <a href="https://apple.co/44TSNr0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>.</p><br><p>More information and episode references can be found on our website <a href="https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com</a></p><br><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs</a></p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus">http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>