136. The Salem Witch Trials Murders

On this episode, Garrett and Payton explore the case of Sara Raras. After Sara left a disturbing voicemail to her friend, she asks police to perform a welfare check, leading them to a horrifying discovery. Links: Netflix Video Every Monday @11am PST, 12pm MST, 2pm EST 1pm CST htt ...  Show more

On this episode, Payton and Garrett explore the case of Meghan Elliott. When a quiet morning is shattered by a frantic call for help, investigators uncover a case filled with unanswered questions, conflicting accounts, and a truth that may be far more complicated than it first ap ...  Show more

Wow. Salem was wild back in the day, guys. You think you know about the infamous Salem Witch Trials but you have no idea how bananas it really got. We take a deep dive into the beginnings of this hysteria, the madness of the "trials" and executions and then we try to ...

More than 200 accused, 20 executed and a village plagued with hysteria. Were the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and 1693 the work of superstition, a power struggle, fungus or actual witchcraft? What makes them stand out in the history of witch trials?

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Alaina brings us the true story of the The St Osyth Witch trials this week. It all starts with a "naughty named" woman, Ursula, potentially causing the lameness of another woman called Grace. Causing the lameness of another was grounds for being charged with the very serio ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the outbreak of witch trials in Massachusetts in 1692-3, centred on Salem, which led to the execution of twenty people, with more dying in prison before or after trial. Some were men, including Giles Corey who died after being pressed with heavy ro ...  Show more