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The Case of Mary Patterson
Mary Patterson was known by a lot of people in town, by face and name. According to her landlady, Mary quote, much was quote, much given to drink. She had even been jailed for at least 10 days the previous year for being drunk, disorderly and creating a crowd. Which meant she was also known to police, which is another reason to not pick this person. But for the most part, Burke and Hare chose their victims, like most serial killers, she's their victims. They were typically transients. And honestly, marginalized people they would pick. Fewer social connections, people that weren't going to be in their opinion missed.