The Witches of Salem

Tichuba, Sarah Osborne and Sarah Goode were arrested for being witches. The girls accused the three of bewitching them and said that these women had made them become possessed by the devil. On March 1st, 1692, based on the girls' accusations, the three women were hauled into the village meeting house and interrogated for days by the local magistrates. It's possible they were also beaten and tortured. Tichuba initially said she was innocent as well. However, according to Smithsonian Magazine, Tichuba confessed that the devil came to her and bid her to serve him. She admitted that she signed the book and said there were several other witches looking to destroy the Pur

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