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Witch Trials

Witch Trial Descendants Want Justice

Religion News Service | ANN MARIE SOMMA | Posted 10.01.2012 | Religion
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HARTFORD, Conn. (RNS) At age 82, Bernice Mable Graham Telian doubts she'll live long enough to see the name of her great-great-great-great-great-great...

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The Salem Witches Are Missing

Pat LaMarche | Posted 11.22.2012 | Weird News
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Pat LaMarche

See, for generations after the "witches" were hanged and buried, the community -- at least the politically powerful -- thought they were well rid of these troublesome characters and neither preserved their execution site nor where their bodies were interred.

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Weather May Have Spurred Famous Historical Event

Posted 04.21.2012 | Science
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By: Natalie Wolchover Published: 04/20/2012 01:12 PM EDT on Lifes Little Mysteries Historical records indicate that, worldwide, witch hunts occur ...

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Salem Witch Trials Get A Second Look

Posted 01.08.2012 | Religion
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By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Religion News Service SALEM, Mass. (RNS) For centuries, scholars have wondered how a farming village in 1692 could have be...

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Nigerian Children Accused Of Witchcraft By Parents (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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In Nigeria, the fear of witchcraft is rooted in centuries of tradition. However, in the past decade, that deeply ingrained superstition has sparked a ...

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Halloween: A Hidden History

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Halloween is deeply rooted in myths -- ancient stories that explain the seasons and the mysteries of life and death.

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