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Giles Corey (bapt. Tooltip baptized 16 August 1611 – 19 September 1692) was an English-born farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem witch trials in the Province of Massachusetts Bay .
The only death by peine forte et dure in American history was that of Giles Corey, who was pressed to death on September 19, 1692, during the Salem witch trials, after he refused to enter a plea in the judicial proceeding. According to legend, his last words as he was being crushed were "More weight", and he was thought to be dead as the weight ...
Giles Corey was tortured to death by pressing as the court tried in vain to extract a plea; though by holding out, Giles ensured that his sons would receive his land and possessions. The village has become dysfunctional with so many people in prison or dead, and with the arrival of news of rebellion against the courts in nearby Andover ...
Bridget Bishop (née Magnus; c. 1632 – 10 June 1692) was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey, was pressed to death.
Christopher Gregor, 31, is on trial for the murder of his six-year-old son Corey Micciolo and is accused of making youngster run on treadmill at high speed soon before his death
Five other women were convicted in 1692, but the death sentence was never carried out: Mary Bradbury (in absentia), Ann Foster (who later died in prison), Mary Lacey Sr. (Foster's daughter), Dorcas Hoar and Abigail Hobbs. Giles Corey was pressed to death during the Salem witch trials in the 1690s in an unsuccessful attempt to force him to enter ...
Corey Comperatore wasn't so lucky. Comperatore, a 50-year-old fire chief, was shot and killed at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he died a hero after he ...
After Corey Seager led the Rangers to their first World Series title, a reporter asked the shortstop if he knew why the Dodgers let him go. The question made him uneasy.