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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 ...
One of the last people to be executed for witchcraft in Germany. Bertrand Guilladot: d. 1742 France: Priest who confessed to having made a pact with the devil Maria Renata Saenger von Mossau: 1680–1749: Bavaria: One of the last to be executed for witchcraft in Germany. Maria Pauer: 1730s–1750 Austria: Last person executed for witchcraft in ...
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 ...
Note: This episode is dedicated in the memory of Joel King, an actor featured in the episodes "Casa De Los Muertos" (Season 4) and "Portal of Doom" (Season 7). He died on October 1, 2021. He died on October 1, 2021.
Anna Göldi (also Göldin or Goeldin, 24 October 1734 – 13 June 1782) [1] [2] was an 18th-century Swiss housemaid who was one of the last persons to be executed for witchcraft in Europe. Göldi, who was executed by decapitation in Glarus , has been called the "last witch" in Switzerland.
The Umbrella Academy season 4 will be released on August 8, 2024. In case you forgot, season 3 ended with Allison killing the family’s adopted father, followed by resetting the timeline.
Part 1 of "Emily in Paris" Season 4 is scheduled to premiere on Netflix at 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 15. Part 2 of Season 4, with episodes 6-10, will release on Thursday, Sept. 12.