INFAMOUS: Salem Witch Trials

Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore

PAVE Studios

True Crime

4.4 • 945 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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The Salem Witch Trials weren’t just about witches: they were about power, fear, and survival. In 1692, hundreds were accused, dozens imprisoned, and twenty executed in a frenzy that gripped New England. Morgan and Kaelyn unravel how suspicion and paranoia consumed Salem, leaving behind one of the most haunting stories in American history.Episode Sponsors:Go to https://www.Cymbiotika.com/CLUES for 20% off plus free shipping. Modern-day makeup that's clean, strategic, and multifunctional for effortless routines. For a limited time our listeners are getting a free Cool Gloss on their first purchase when they use code CLUES at checkout. Just head to https://www.Jonesroadbeauty.com and use code CLUES at checkout.The best way to cook just got better. Go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/CLUES10fm now to get 10 free meals and a free item for life! Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Don’t Miss out on all things Clues! YouTube: @CluesPod | @crimehousestudios Instagram: @cluespodcast | @Crimehouse TikTok: @Crimehouse Facebook: @crimehousestudios X: @crimehousemedia Clues is hosted by Morgan Absher & Kaelyn Moore Instagram: @morgsyabsher | @itskaelynmoore TikTok: @twohottakes | @heartstartspounding To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Crime House has the perfect new show for spooky season.
0:04.1	Twisted Tales hosted by Heidi Wong.
0:06.5	Each episode of Twisted Tales is perfect for late-night scares and daytime frights,
0:10.5	revealing the disturbing real-life events that inspired the world's most terrifying blockbusters,
0:15.1	and the ones too twisted to make it to screen.
0:17.9	Twisted Tales is a crimehouse original, powered by Pave Studios.
0:21.5	Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
0:23.6	New episodes out every Monday.
0:38.3	All right, Clumidati, Halloween is upon us.
0:41.8	So today we're going to be covering a different and spookier kind of case.
0:46.4	We're going back, way back.
0:48.7	In time to bring you our creepiest story yet, the Salem Witch Trials.
0:53.3	In 1692, the town of Salem, Massachusetts, descended
0:56.8	into chaos when two young girls suddenly developed a bizarre set of symptoms. What began as a minor
1:04.0	nuisance escalated into a vicious witch hunt that pitted neighbor against neighbor. By the time the bloodbath was over,
1:12.1	around 150 people had been accused of witchcraft. Nineteen were brutally executed, one died while
1:18.7	tortured, and five died in prison. The true causes of the panic remain a mystery. But today,
1:25.2	we're going to try to get to the bottom of it.
1:47.4	Hi, guys. Welcome back to Clues, where we sneak past the crime scene tape to explore the key evidence behind some of the most gripping true crime cases.
1:57.3	I'm a pilgrim woman with a penchant for speaking my mind, Kaylin Moore, and I'm going to be the ones digging deeper into the timelines, the backstories, and the court files released for these cases.
2:01.2	And I'm your internet to which, Morgan Absher. I'm the one who's diving into the Reddit forums to talk about the lesser known details
2:04.9	and pulling out threads that just don't add up.
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