Notice of Execution
Dublin Core
Title
Notice of Execution
Subject
Execution of William Burke
Description
William Burke was hanged at Edinburgh on Wednesday the 28th of January, 1829. He was charged for murdering Margery M'Conegal and afterwards selling her body to the Doctors. Burke made the following confession displayed on the execution notice.
Publisher
Surgeons' Hall Museum
Date
January 28, 1829
Contributor
Kanak Agarwal, Christine Chang, Elizabeth Turac, Kelly Collins, Amelia Abernathy
Rights
N/A
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Original Format
Physical Object of Execution notice
Files
Citation
“Notice of Execution,” Enlightenmens, accessed March 29, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/796.