[quote]nephorm wrote:
The Beast wrote:
In actual fact the last witch trial was in the 1940’s in England when a woman was hanged for claiming to be able to contact dead servicemen for their widows and in the practice of this she revealed some official secrets. This attracted the wrath of the authorities.
Helen Duncan was not hanged. She was incarcerated for nine months and released.[/quote]
I stand corrected, the only reason I even mentioned I hear half the story on the news this week. My mistake.