Episode 6a "Sordid Business"

In the next two episode I look at stories of people who made profit off of corpses. We start here with the story of Burke & Hare, a pair of Irish emigres to Scotland who in 1828 began a string of 16 murders, all done for the purpose of selling the corpses to a local anatomy lecturer. We'll look at two men's history and the social and economic forces that created the environment they thrived in. Our primary source for this episode is "Burke & Hare" by Owen Dudley Edwards. The following series of articles, a look into the modern body trade, was also used: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/section/usa-bodies/ Music for this episode is courtesy of musopen.org. You can follow us on twitter at SynodusPod and on Instagram and SynodusHorrendaPod. You can support the show on Patreon, where for $5 a month you will received access to monthly bonus episodes.