How Witch Hunts *Actually* Worked
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
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4.2 • 11K Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2023
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Nowadays people talking about "witch hunts" are usually referring to something in the realm of politics -- but not too long ago, church and state authorities really did hunt down, torture, and execute people suspected of trafficking with infernal powers. In this special Halloween episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the fact and fiction surrounding witch hunts... and why they still occur in the modern day.
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| 0:00.0 | When Tracy Rekel Burns was two years old, her baby brother died. |
| 0:05.0 | I was told that Matthew died in an accident. |
| 0:08.0 | Her parents told police she had killed him. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm Nancy Glass. |
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| 0:36.0 | When you lay, suffering a sudden, brutal death, |
| 0:40.0 | starring Allison Williams, |
| 0:41.0 | I hope you'll think of me, erased, |
| 0:43.0 | the murder of Alma Sands. |
| 0:45.0 | She was a sweet, happy, virtuous girl, |
| 0:48.0 | until she met that man right there. |
| 0:51.0 | Written and created by me, Allison Flot. |
| 0:53.0 | Is it possible, sir? |
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| 0:57.0 | Erased, the murder of Alma Sands. |
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