Episode 12: Half-Hanged
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Mary Webster - The Town Witch
When Philip Smith was dying in 1684, the town went looking for answers. The soul suspect in the crime was an old woman named Mary Webster. Her fierce temper and stinging tongue had earned her a reputation as the town witch. She'd just gotten back from Boston one year before; she'd been on trial there for witchcraft.
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