Anyone at all familiar with Edinburgh will know that it is infamous for its gruesome history.
From the hundreds of women who were killed in the city's witch trials to the Black Death outbreak that is said to have killed up to half of its population in the 17th century, it is safe to say that Edinburgh wasn't always such a nice place to live.
Perhaps no two people are more synonymous with the capital's dark past that William Burke and William Hare. If you are unfamiliar with the names, they were two murderers who killed at least 16 victims over a period of 10 months in 1828. The pair would then sell the bodies to anatomist Robert Knox for use in his anatomy school in Surgeons Square. The duo were eventually caught, with Hare betraying his partner in exchange for immunity.
