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Portrait of James Wilkinson 'Daft Jamie'

This is a portrait of James Wilkinson also known as "Daft Jamie." Wilkinson was a victim of Burke and Hare. He was "burked" in Hare's boarding house, and then Burke and Hare sold Wilkinson's body to Dr. Knox for his dissections.

Tags: anatomy, body snatching, crime, dissection, medicine, mental health, mental illness, murder, resurrectionist, victim

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