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Friday, April 21, 2006

Book lifts veil on state's witch trial past

New Mexicans didn't burn witches at the stake or hang them, that just wasn't their style.

In New Mexico's largely unknown witch trials - from 1756 to 1766 - the accused were mostly thrown in jail, although some punishments were a bit harsher, said Rick Hendricks, co-author of a new book "The Witches of Abiquiu" from University of New Mexico Press.


Via the Anomalist.
Prof. Hex at 3:23 PM
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