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shy
Crypt Keeper
Australia
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 Posted - 13 March 2003 : 22:26:09
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"More than three centuries after they were accused, tried
and hanged as unrepentant witches in Salem, Mass., five women
have been officially cleared by the state," Massachusetts
State Legislatures magazine reports. "The act, approved by
the legislature, cleared the names of Bridget Bishop, Susan-
nah Martin, Alice Parker, Wilmot Redd and Margaret Scott."
The five were among 20 men and women put to death during the
witchcraft hysteria of 1692. The state has tried to make
amends before. In 1711, all the accused were exonerated and
their relatives offered retribution. But not all the families
came forward to accept the apology.
Shy
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