A unique obituary for an Idaho witch asking people to carve a pumpkin in her memory has gone viral on social media. Holly McCray Blair was born on September 1, 1948, and died on August 17, 2020.

In retellings of historical witch hunts, it's often claimed that the people convicted of witchcraft – mostly women – were burned at the stake. But social media users claim accused witches in ...

Witches weren’t burned at the stake in colonial New England, historians told VERIFY. Contrary to popular belief, accused witches were hanged, not burned at the stake, in Salem, Massachusetts ...

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Most people who were accused of witchcraft in Salem were hanged. Witches weren’t burned at the stake in colonial New England, historians told VERIFY.

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Most people who were accused of witchcraft in Salem were hanged. Witches weren’t burned at the stake in colonial New England, historians told VERIFY.

Most people who were accused of witchcraft in Salem were hanged. Witches weren’t burned at the stake in colonial New England, historians told VERIFY.

The erroneous information about witches in colonial New England being burned at the stake can also be traced back to a U.S. congressman’s 1849 speech, according to Baker. Virginia Congressman Henry ...