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The 'London Burkers': John Bishop (left), Thomas Williams (c
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The 'London Burkers': John Bishop (left), Thomas Williams (c
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The 'London Burkers': John Bishop (left), Thomas Williams (centre) and James May (right). The subjects known as the 'London Burkers' were convicted in 1831 of the murder of a victim for the purposes of dissection

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Keywords: anatomy, history; James May; John Bishop; body snatchers; burkers; "italian boy"; Resurrectionists; Thomas Williams
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Bibliographic record states that original engraving was published in T. Kelly, The history of the London Burkers, London, 1832, frontispiece
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