The Man Who Went Down With His Mountain. The Eruption of Mount St. Helens

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In 1836 a discovery of 17 miniature coffins in Holyrood Royal Park in Scotland sparked a heated debate. Who created them, and what did the represent? Theories abound, but today we go back in time to explore one of the most widely accepted theories out there - that they represent the victims of the famed serial killers William Burke and William Hare.

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Sources Truman of St. Helens by Shirley Rosen. Wikipedia. USGS. US National Archives. Smithsonian. 

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