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Victoria Helen McCrae Duncan (née MacFarlane, 25 November 1897 – 6 December 1956) was a Scottish medium best known as the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735 (9 Geo. 2. c. 5) for fraudulent claims. She was famous for producing ectoplasm which was proved to be made from cheesecloth. [1] [2] [3] [4]
[3]: 323–4 She did not give any further séances. [4] Yorke's case demonstrated that, following the earlier trial of Helen Duncan, the Director of Public Prosecutions had decided that the Witchcraft Act 1735 was still useful in dealing with cases involving mediums. Although the Act was used as a threat in several subsequent cases, the last in ...
"Maiden Quest" is the fourth episode of season 5 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm and the 92nd episode overall, which premiered on November 20, 2015, on the cable network NBC. The episode was written by Brenna Kouf and was directed by Hanelle Culpepper. In the episode, Nick and Hank investigate an assassination attempt on a ...
Beheaded; last person to be executed for witchcraft in Europe [28] Maria da Conceição: d. 1798: Portuguese Brazil: Accused and convicted of witchcraft to produce medicines and potions to attract men. Leatherlips : 1732–1810: Wyandot people: Native American leader, sentenced to death for witchcraft and executed by tomahawk. [29] Barbara ...
The fifth and final season of the legal drama series Damages premiered July 11, 2012 on the DirecTV owned Audience Network [1] concluding on September 12, 2012. [2] The season has 10 episodes, making a series total of 59 episodes. The fifth season was released on DVD in region 1 on July 16, 2013. [3]
Anna Maria Schwegelin (also: Schwägele, Schwegele, Schwägelin; January 23, 1729, in Lachen – February 7, 1781, in prison custody in Kempten [1]) was a maid alleged German witch, long considered the last person to be convicted of witchcraft in the Holy Roman Empire, now modern-day Germany. [2]
In 2022, lawmakers exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr., clearing her name 329 years after she was convicted of witchcraft in 1693 and sentenced to death at the height of the Salem witch trials ...
"Not Fade Away" is the 22nd and final episode of the fifth season and the series finale of the American television series Angel. Written by series creator Joss Whedon and directed and co-written by Jeffrey Bell, it was originally broadcast on May 19, 2004 on the WB network.