Salem witch

Personal effects of a "mad genius" by Craig Conley

The brutality of the events in Massachusetts saw innocent lives lost, but also shocked the continent against further persecutions

The first person to be convicted for witchcraft crimes and hanged for it in colonial America was Alice ‘Alse’ Young, a resident of Windsor, Connecticut.

With the release of "Hocus Pocus 2," Salem is having a moment. Here’s what to know about the biggest myths surrounding the Salem Witch trials.

*Hayat bir cehennemdi ve biz o cehennemde birbirimizi bulmuştuk. Şimdi, o cehennemi cennete çevirme sırasıydı.* "Bir öpüşle bağışlanmak istiyorum," dedi. Kalbimdeki kelebekler kendini astı. "Bir bakışla firar etmek bu zindandan, bir sözle ulaşmak sana..." Artık kara okyanus gözlerinden keder dalgaları kıyılarıma hırçınca vurdu. "Tekrar sevmek istiyorum seni, en az senin beni sevdiğin gibi," dedi. Kıyılarım can çekişti. "Gitme Sena, bu kez yaralı kurtulamam," dedi. Ve en sonunda dayanamadan…

The Salem witch trials (1692–93) were a series of investigations and persecutions that caused 19 convicted ‘witches’ to be hanged and many other suspects to be imprisoned in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They were part of a long story of witch hunts that began in Europe in the 14th century.