William Burke
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Urney |
| Ireland | |
| Died | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
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| ID | 3387489 |
William Burke Life story
Serial killer hanged in 1829 for his part in the West Port murders. William Burke (1792 - 1829) was an Irish navvy (a manual labourer) who came to Scotland to work on the Union Canal in the 1820s.