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The Witch of Delray

Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories

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Rose Verez: The Witch of Del Rey

In 1929, the stock market crashed sending Detroiters into deeply uncertain times. Rose Verez's reputation as a witch was cemented in her neighborhood. People believed she possessed strange powers and would cast an evil eye that could cause illness or unemployment. Pam Grossman: When one is calling you a witch, it is meant to cast you as less than human,. To potentially imply that you are a threat that needs to be snuffed out.

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