The last person whose conviction of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials remained on the books had her name cleared Thursday when the Massachusetts Senate signed off on a measure first proposed by local middle school students. Elizabeth Johnson Jr. was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 in the now-infamous witch hunt, in which 19 people were hanged and one man…
The students, LaPierre and DiZoglio are set to be featured in an upcoming documentary telling Johnson's life and story, the state senator's office said.
Salem is widely known for infamous witch trials — persecutions of the innocent that have nothing to do with the modern-day witch. So we sat down with one, High Priestess Leanne Marrama, to get a little insight into the Wicca religion.
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