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136. The Salem Witch Trials Murders

Murder With My Husband

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Salem Witchcraft Trials - What Happened?

Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony replaced the special courts with a slightly more professional superior court of judicature. 19 people had been hanged on Gallows Hill involving witches in 1692. Two dogs were executed during this time for their alleged activities involving witchcraft. By 1693, the executions had tailed off. Even only three of the 56 individuals charged with witchcraft were convicted at this time.

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