In Dispute: 10 Famous Trials That Changed History

Salem Witch Trials: How The Hysteria Went Terribly Awry


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In 1692, claims of satanic rituals, ghosts, and seemingly “afflicted” children stirred puritanical imaginations, deepened by petty rifts between powerful families and rival congregations in Salem Village (now known as Danvers, Massachusetts). In response to the growing number of citizen complaints and imprisonments, Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor William Phips appointed a man with no legal training to preside over the trials. More than a dozen poor decisions and questionable verdicts later, townspeople became all too familiar with death sentences by hanging. Hear the full story unravel with voiceover reenactments, historical context and present-day reflection from Attorney J. Craig Williams. 


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  • SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR VOICE ACTORS:

    Troy Starr as John Hathorne

    Doreen Wiley as Sarah Good

    Kevin McGrath as Cotton Mather

    Dave Scriven-Young as Stephen Sewell

    Evan Dicharry as Judge

    Georgia Well as Bridgett Bishop

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