West Port Murders Or an Authentic Account of the Atrocious Murders Committed by Burke and His Associates; Containing a Full Account of All the Extraordinary Circumstances Connected With Them. Also, a Report of the Trial of Burke and M'Dougal. With a Description of the Execution of Burke, His Confessions, and Memoirs of His Accomplices, Including the Proceedings Against Hare, &c.

"West Port Murders" by Anonymous is a gripping chronicle of actual crimes committed by William Burke and his associates in 19th-century Edinburgh. It explores the unsettling depths of human cruelty through the narrative of their gruesome deeds, the subsequent trial, and Burke's execution. Focusing on the tale of Mrs. Docherty, an elderly beggar cunningly led to her death, the narrative highlights the murderers’ deceptive methods and the chilling inaction of their accomplices, exposing the pervasive moral collapse within a society grappling with unspeakable acts, while also providing a perspective on the legal ramifications of those actions.