1 murders 1.1 gang of burkers 1.2 italian boy murder 1.3 confession 1.4 execution murders gang of burkers engraving of london burkers, left: john bishop, thomas williams, james may. john bishop, thomas williams, michael shields, covent garden porter, , james may, unemployed butcher, known jack stirabout , black eyed jack, formed notorious gang of resurrection men, stealing freshly buried bodies sale anatomists. in subsequent confession, bishop admitted stealing (and selling) between 500 , 1000 bodies, on period of twelve years. corpses sold anatomists, including surgeons st bartholomew s hospital, st thomas hospital , king s college. fortune of war public house, in smithfield, identified popular resort resurrectionists. italian boy murder in july 1830, john bishop rented no. 3 nova scotia garden, sarah trueby. on 5 november 1831 suspiciously fresh corpse of 14-year-old boy delivered, bishop , may, king s college school of anatomy, in strand. had tried sell body @ guy s hospital, r...