The Body Snatcher (1945) is based the short
story The Body Snatcher (1884) by Robert
Louis Stevenson which was based loosely on the Burke and Hare murders also
known as the West Port murders. Burke and Hare were accused of committing a
string of murders in Edinburgh, Scotland over a period of approximately ten
months in 1828. William Burke and William Hare reportedly sold 16 corpses to a
Doctor Robert Knox for his anatomy lectures. When faced with a shortage of
suitable corpses, Burke and Hare began murdering people and selling the bodies
to the unsuspecting Dr. Knox. Friday, September 2, 2016
Friday's Fright Film Fact
The Body Snatcher (1945) is based the short
story The Body Snatcher (1884) by Robert
Louis Stevenson which was based loosely on the Burke and Hare murders also
known as the West Port murders. Burke and Hare were accused of committing a
string of murders in Edinburgh, Scotland over a period of approximately ten
months in 1828. William Burke and William Hare reportedly sold 16 corpses to a
Doctor Robert Knox for his anatomy lectures. When faced with a shortage of
suitable corpses, Burke and Hare began murdering people and selling the bodies
to the unsuspecting Dr. Knox. 
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