This episode will provide the background to the successful exoneration (by the passing of Resolution HJ 34 in Connecticut). You'll hear from the same 4 people that were interviewed in my series (from July 2022) and the tremendous efforts it took to get this bill passed. There were many components to this positive outcome - working w/ local representatives (including Rep. Jane Garibay), many volunteers and the power of various social media outlets. Also this team's involvement with Dr. Leo Igwe, a human right's activist from Nigeria, fighting modern day witch killings. These 4 people will also tell how this has impacted their lives. Please see related links at the end.
1st Interview: Beth Caruso, Josh Hutchinson, Sarah Jack
2nd Interview: Mary Louise Bingham
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Thou Shalt Not Suffer Website & Podcast
https://advocacyforallegedwitches.law.blog/
https://connecticutwitchtrials.org
Connecticut History Review - Article by K. Hermes and B. Caruso
"Between God and Satan: Thomas Thornton, Witch-Hunting, and Religious Mission in the English Atlantic World, 1647-1693"
One of Windsor - Website and Links to Beth Caruso's Books
Massachusetts Historical Society - John Winthrop Jr. Medical Papers
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"A Salem Witch Trial" by Frank O. Small, in Stepping-stones of American History. W. A. Wilde Company, publishers (1904)