Should Connecticut's Witch Trial Victims be Exonerated?

DescriptionRetired police officer Tony Griego and Author Beth Caruso return with witch trial advocate and historic tour guide Mary-Louise Bingham.  We discuss the Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project's efforts to clear the names of those accused of witchcraft in colonial Connecticut.Join us on Discord to share your ideas and feedback.CitationsJohn Putnam Demos, Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England Paul B. Moyer, Detestable and Wicked Arts: New England and Witchcraft in the Early Modern Cotton Mather Magnalia Christi AmericanaCT State Library Samuel Wyllys PapersCT State HIstorian Walter W. WoodwardLinksWindsor Historical SocietyState Representative Jane GaribayPlease sign the petition to exonerate those accused of witchcraft in ConnecticutMary-Louise Bingham’s YouTube video at Proctor's Ledge about Connecticut victimsCT W.I.T.C.H. MemorialSalem Witch-HuntThe Witch Trials Hysteria History of the American Colonies Diana DiZoglio Senate Floor Speech Exoneration of Elizabeth Johnson, Jr. 05/26/22AfAWHistorical Sites with witch trial tiesFirst Church in WindsorConnecticut's Old State HouseBarnard Park also known as South GreenHartford Ancient Burial GroundActivism Timeline:2005: “ad hoc committee”2008/2009 attempted legislation2016 CT W.I.T.C.H. Memorial  Witch Interrogations Trials Colonial Hangings2022 Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration ProjectThou Shalt Not Suffer: The Witch Trial Podcast linksWebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagramLinkedInYouTubeTikTokSupport the show