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William Hare

Burke and Hare murders

  Active for 1 year
(1828) in United Kingdom

16

CONFIRMED
VICTIMS

16

POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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  10. 2 Timeline Events
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  12. Boolean Statistical Questions
  13. 1 Books About William Hare
  14. 2 External References
  15. Internal References

William Hare The Burke and Hare murders were a series of 16 murders committed over a period of about ten months in 1828 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The killings were undertaken by William Burke and William Hare, who sold the corpses to Doctor Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures.

William Hare Serial Killer Profile

Serial Killer William Hare (aka) Burke and Hare murders, was active for 1 year in 1828, known to have ( 16 confirmed / 16 possible ) victims. This serial killer was active in the following countries: United Kingdom

In 1828 William Hare started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to murder his victims.

Profile Completeness: 37%
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William Hare has been listed on Killer.Cloud since June of 2017 and was last updated 5 years ago.

William Hare a known:

( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER

The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.

William Hare
Serial Killer Profile:

Updated: 2019-07-12 Collected by Killer.Cloud
General Information
Name: William Hare
Nickname: Burke and Hare murders
Victims: 16 - 16
Years Active: 1828 - 1828
Active Countries: United Kingdom
Characteristics
Gender: Male
Sexual Preference: N/A
Marital Status: N/A
Children: N/A
Living With: N/A
Childhood Information
D.O.B.: N/A
Birth Location: N/A
Birth Order: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Raised By: N/A
Birth Category: N/A
Mother: N/A
Father: N/A
Cognitive Ability
IQ: N/A
Highest School: N/A
Highest Degree:
Incarceration
Arrested: N/A
Convicted: N/A
Sentence: N/A
Prison Location: N/A
Executed: N/A
Previous Crimes: N/A
Previous Jail: N/A
Previous Prison: N/A
Death Information
Death Date: N/A
Cause of Death: N/A
Death Location: N/A
Killed In Prison: N/A
Suicide: N/A
2 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
William Hare

The 2 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer William Hare. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.

Date Event Description
1828
William Hare started his serial killing spree. #1828
1828
William Hare ended his serial killing spree. #1828
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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as William Hare (1828-1828).

William Burke
16 Victims during 1 Year

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Books that Mention William Hare

Book: Early Film Noir (mentions serial killer William Hare)
William Hare
Early Film Noir

1 Books that mention Serial Killer
William Hare

ISBN10 Book Title Killers
0786483644 Early Film Noir 1
External References
  1. Burke and Hare murders on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
  2. Juan Ignacio Blanco, William HARE on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 14, 2018.
Internal References

William Hare is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database

  1. #1 of 62[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers active in the United Kingdom
  2. #79 of 651[ Page 6 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
  3. #241 of 651[ Page 17 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
  4. #523 of 651[ Page 35 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
  5. #576 of 651[ Page 39 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
Statistics:
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