In this episode of the podcast, after the tumultuous month of September, the air in the Massachusetts Bay Colony is starting to turn cold and that’s not a good thing for the court in Salem. The beginning of October is dominated by criticism of the trials from Increase Mather, one of the most influential men […]
In this episode of the podcast, we look at the aftermath of the previous week’s hangings. Orphaned children find new homes. The governor returns to Boston to a huge surprise. Sheriff George Corwin is up to his shenanigans. Sarah Cole, once an accuser, finds herself on the wrong side of the pointed finger. […]
In this episode of the podcast we cover the events of September 2, 1692, the largest execution day of the Salem Witch Trials. Of the 15 or so accused sentenced to execution, only 8 were taken to the Gallows to have their lives stolen from them. In this episode of the podcast, we speculate why […]
On this episode of the podcast, we look at the time in between Giles Corey’s pressing and the September 22 mass executions. A lot of people are condemned, but the hanging tree can only hold so many. One gets a month’s stay of execution and the ghost of one of the condemned appears to a […]
In this episode of the podcast, we will take a look at the life and times of Giles Corey, including his past where he beat a man to death and how that led to his witchcraft trial. Giles famously “stood mute,” leading to one of the most unique deaths on American soil in history.
We have a very full episode of the podcast! First up, the witchcraft trial of Rowley’s Margaret Scott. Very little is known about Margaret., but the result of her trial is known. In Andover, the Reverend Francis Dane’s entire family has been accused of witchcraft, it was only a matter of time before he joined […]
In this episode of the podcast, we take a look at the witchcraft trial of Samuel Wardwell including looking at his confession, his past as an admitted fortune teller and those accusing of him of being really good at fortune telling. Also, we update the whereabouts of Elizabeth Coleson and Capt. John Alden. […]
In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the lives of Ann Foster and her family. New information in a book highlighting the people of Andover has brought new insight into the possible reasons for the confessions of Foster and her daughter, Mary Lacey Sr. Not much has survived from their particular trials, but they […]
On this episode of the podcast we take a look at the aftermath of the previous week’s witch trials with petitions being brought to the court, escapes from prison and one of the condemned break down and confess to witchcraft. Email the podcast: salem1692podcast@gmail.com
We finish this round of witchcraft trials with one of the three Towne Sisters. Mary Easty, by all accounts, was as pious and reputable as her sister, Rebecca Nurse. It was because of this fact that Mary was released from prison for a short time until renewed afflictions caused her to be re-arrested. Now she […]