This touched off a new wave of accusations, confessions, and formal charges. The first person these girls accused in Andover - a frail and elderly widow bereaved by a series of family tragedies over the pre vious three years - not only confessed, but stated that there were more than three hundred witches in the region, five times more than the number of suspects already in jail. Not surprisingly, they confirmed his supposition. Her husband suspected witchcraft as the cause and invited some of the afflicted girls from Salem Village to the town, thinking they could determine whether his suspicions were valid. However, a middle-aged woman in nearby Andover lay gravely ill. No new arrests had taken place for nearly six weeks and residents had every reason to believe the crisis soon would be over. The Massachusetts Bay colony's new governor, William Phips, had established a special court to try the suspected witches and the trials were well under way. he first complete account of the largest supernatural crisis in American history, and how ordinary citizens brought it to a close By July 1692, the witch hunt surrounding the town of Salem and Salem Village had been raging for four months.© 2023 Thou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTubeTikTokDiscordBuzzsproutMailchimpSupport the show Join us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback. Please sign the petition to exonerate those accused of witchcraft in ConnecticutĪdvocacy Against Witch Hunts, South Africa University of VA, Salem Witch Trials Documents and Transcriptions Richard Hite, In the Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692 Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day By Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege State Senator Diana DiZoglio Facebook Page Kelly Clarkson covers Johnson's exoneration The Last Witch- A documentary 330 years in the making We look for answers to our advocacy questions: Why do we witch hunt? How do we witch hunt? How do we stop hunting witches?
The Last Witch documents how the community came together for the effort, including North Andover Middle School teacher Carrie LaPierre and her students, historian Richard Hite, and MA State Senator Diana Dizoglio. She was overlooked during previous exonerations but has now been cleared after 330 years. We discuss the exoneration effort of Elizabeth Johnson Junior, who was a Salem Witch Trials convicted witch from Andover, MA. Presenting The Last Witch documentary filmmakers Annika Hylmo and Cassandra Roberts Hasseltine.
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