Season 1 · Episode 11
The First Execution: Bridget Bishop
The Salem Witch Trials Podcast
March 4, 202417m 19s
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Show Notes
While she wasn’t the first to be accused, on June 10, Bridget Bishop became the first person to be executed for witchcraft during the crisis. But her conviction by the new Court of Oyer and Terminer planted some initial seeds of doubt.
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