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February 23, 2021

Mary Bateman: The Yorkshire Witch

40 minutes

Mary Bateman was a witch and prophetess in the 1800s. She and her cohorts, Mrs. Moore and Miss Blythe, used their magic to care for the people of Leeds. All was going well - until folks started dying.

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Sources for this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bateman

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0327wk8

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/577601/mary-bateman-witch-yorkshire-murder

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/history/horrifying-story-yorkshires-female-serial-18410656

https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bateman-mary-1768-1809

https://www.on-magazine.co.uk/yorkshire/stories/the-leeds-witch/

https://engole.info/mary-bateman/

https://horrorhistory.net/2020/03/20/the-yorkshire-witch-is-executed-for-fatally-poisoning-client/

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20120821/282540130497944

Our theme music is: "Spare the Dying" by Matt Cyrus. Find him on Instagram @deathbydrumsolo.

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