The murders committed by Burke and Hare raised public awareness of the need for bodies for medical purposes, and of the trade that doctors had conducted with grave robbers and murderers.
伯克和海尔谋杀案引起了公众对于医学研究需要遗体的关注，同时也让大家意识到医生一直以来与盗墓者和杀人犯有勾当。