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Secrets of serial killers who sold their victims’ bodies for dissection ‘revealed by wife’ at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

THE story of a serial killing duo who sold their victims' corpses for dissection will be told on stage for the first time 'through the words of one of their wives'.

During a 10-month killing spree, which started in November 1827, William Burke and William Hare slaughtered 16 at the lodging house run by Hare and his wife.

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Actress Sarah Marie Lafferty is playing serial killer William Burke's wife Helen at the Edinburgh Fringe FestivalCredit: Jonathon William Fay
 a play written and directed by Brendan Ellis who has spent years researching their crimes, tells Helen’s story, lifting the lid on loving a mass murderer and how she was driven out of Scotland.

It will be performed at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival - just a stone's throw away from where their crimes happened in the 1800s.

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Irish actress Sarah Maria Lafferty, who is from County Mayo and lives in Dublin, plays Helen.

Sarah said: ‘I was deeply moved by trying to understand Helen's nightmare of trying to survive the danger of being blamed for a murder that she tried to prevent.

‘She had a genuine love for her husband, but he betrayed her, but I was inspired by her perseverance to rebuild her life despite being banished from Scotland.

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‘It's a truly emotional experience to explore what could have turned William Burke into a murderer. It's a fascinating journey from the beginning of their relationship until Burke hugs her after he's sentenced to hang.

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