Execution Method at the Salem Witch Trials

Women today fare better than their contemporaries centuries ago. And one aspect of the lives of women in the 17th century is how easily they earned the tag ‘witch.’ Between 1692 and 1693, several trials took place in Salem, Massachusetts, for suspected witches. And in the end, 30 persons were found guilty.

We won’t be surprised if your heart goes out to how the poor women were burnt or drowned to death. After all, those were the preferred methods of executing witches back then. It’s not much consolation that they didn’t die either through burning or drowning. Instead, their executioners hung them. One man, Giles Corey, was crushed to death.