Episode 9a "I Speak My Own Sins"

In this first part of a three part series about deaths caused in mass hysteria, I look at the most famous act of mass panic in American history, the Salem Witch Trials. Lasting through most of 1692 and into 1693 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the trials were set off when two young girls, the daughter and niece of a minister, began throwing fits and claiming to be bewitched. From there a mass panic grew that would eventually lead to 19 executions, as well as other dying in prison or under torture. But the conditions that led to this hysteria numerous, and the story is much more than one of the many moral tales it's been turned into. The primary source for this episode was "A Storm of Witchcraft" by Emerson W. Baker. Music in this episode is courtesy of musopen.org You can support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/SynodusHorrenda where for $5 a month you will receive access to short monthly bonus episodes. You can also follow us on twitter @SynodusPod and on Instagram at SynodusHorrendaPod