Connecticut Witch Trial History with Beth Caruso and Tony Griego

Joined by author Beth Caruso and activist Tony Griego, we discuss the history of witch trials in colonial Connecticut. We talk about the first person to be hanged for witchcraft in the American colonies, Gov. John Winthrop Jr, the link between illness and witchcraft accusations, how a Christmas party led to accusations, and more.Join our Discord to discuss the episode with us.Beth Caruso,  One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America's First Witch HangingBeth Caruso, The Salty Rose: Alchemists, Witches & A Tapper In New Amsterdam Annie Eliot Trumbull, "One Blank of Windsor", Literary Section, Hartford Courant, December 3, 1904 (requires newspapers.com subscription or free trial) John Putnam Demos, Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New EnglandPaul B. Moyer, Detestable and Wicked Arts: New England and Witchcraft in the Early Modern Atlantic WorldPetitionMary-Louise Bingham’s YouTube video about Connecticut victims  CT W.I.T.C.H. Memorial https://www.facebook.com/ctwitchmemorialSalem Witch-Hunt https://www.facebook.com/SalemWitchHunt/The Witch Trials Hysteria History of the American Colonies https://www.facebook.com/groups/witchtrialshistorySamuel Wyllys Papers https://cslib.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15019coll10A Note on Numbers45+ total accused14 convicted11 executed15 acquittals and 14 convictions (includes Elizabeth Seager (acquitted twice and convicted once)). The other cases did not go to trial.Activism Timeline:2005: “ad hoc committee”2008/2009 attempted legislation2016 CT W.I.T.C.H. Memorial2022 Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration ProjectThou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast linksWebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTubeSupport the show