The Poisoners' Cabinet

Our Halloween special is loose! And it's finally time for us to take a trip to Salem, Massachusetts, to see if there be witches here...
What sparked a sudden witch hunt in Salem? What was the evidence? And what could have really caused such horror?
The secret ingredient is...SO MANY WITCHES!

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Sources this week include:
Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt, Cambridge University Press.
In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692
Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft.
www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trials
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/
www.britannica.com/event/Salem-witch-trials/The-trials
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Ep 308 is loose! And we're back in the weird and mystical world of mediums with the tale of Leonora Piper...
Could this woman really speak to the dead? How did she convince so many experts of her powers? And why did her dead aunt keep hitting her?
The secret ingredient is...a crow!

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Sources this week include The Secrets of the Seance Society by Lisa Perrin, Medium.com and American Hauntings.
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Ep 307 is loose! And it's a tale of farming, drinking and murder most foul as we discover what happened to George Bailey...
Why was there such trouble on George's farm? What happened on the bridge at night? And is this one of the weirdest cocktails we've had?
The secret ingredient is...a wooden bridge!
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Ep 306 is loose! And we have a grim story of boats, murder and mysterious visions at a spooky lake with the tale of Grace Brown...
Why did a young couple seemingly disappear on Big Moose Lake? What was the true story behind their visit? And can you milk a moose?
The secret ingredient is...a holiday!

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Sources this week include:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Grace_Brown
https://www.adirondack.net/history/grace-brown/
https://unsolved.com/gallery/ghost-of-grace-brown/
https://glimmerglass.org/2014/06/a-new-york-tragedy-part-i/
Murder In The Adirondacks by Craig Brandon
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Ep 305 is loose! And we have a mysterious tale of Freemasons and a man who allegedly couldn't keep their secrets to himself...
Who was William Morgan? What did he know about the Masons? And is Batavia really as magical as Nick keeps making it out to be?
The secret ingredient is...a secret!

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