Witch Hunt Victim Stories: Sarah Good by Josh Hutchinson

In this first episode in our new Witch Hunt Victim Stories series, Josh Hutchinson tells the story of Sarah Good, a victim of the Salem Witch Trials. 

In fact, Sarah Good and her daughters were all victims of the witch hunt. Unfortunately, Sarah was executed, her infant daughter died in jail, and daughter Dorothy was imprisoned in chains for nearly 9 months. Join us as we explore Sarah’s life and trial.

For more, listen to our episode, The Salem Witch-Hunt Saga: Beginnings, which was released on June 25, 2024.

Sources:

Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience

Mary Beth Norton, In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

Bernard Rosenthal, editor, Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt

Marilynne K. Roach, The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-By-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege

Stacy Schiff, The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem

Salem The Podcast, 73. Witch Trials: Sarah Good

Salem The Podcast, 74. Witch Trials: Sarah Good (part 2)

Witch Hunt, The Ultimate Introduction to the Salem Witch Trials
Rachel Christ-Doane, The Untold Story of Dorothy Good (video)