{"id":6581,"date":"2021-11-07T13:17:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T12:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=191383"},"modified":"2021-11-07T13:44:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T12:44:20","slug":"salem-witch-trials-podcast-episode-6-chaos-in-the-courtroom","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/salem-witch-trials-podcast-episode-6-chaos-in-the-courtroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Salem witch trials podcast, episode 6: Chaos in the courtroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Ellie Cawthorne\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 07 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The list of failings that could be levelled against the Salem justice system is substantial \u2013 from the acceptance of so-called \u2018spectral evidence\u2019 to the chaotic scenes that unfolded in the courtroom. In this episode we\u2019ll consider how suspected witches were tried, revealing how they were induced into giving confessions and even encouraged to implicate others.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"&quot;wp-audio-shortcode&quot;\" id=\"&quot;audio-191383-4&quot;\" preload=\"&quot;none&quot;\" style=\"&quot;width:\" controls=\"&quot;controls&quot;\"><source type=\"&quot;audio\/mpeg&quot;\" src=\"&quot;http:\/\/bristolcdn.s3.amazonaws.com\/bbchistory\/audio\/HistoryExtra_2021_Salem%20Episode%206%20Temp4.mp3?_=4&quot;\"\/><a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/bristolcdn.s3.amazonaws.com\/bbchistory\/audio\/HistoryExtra_2021_Salem%20Episode%206%20Temp4.mp3&quot;\">http:\/\/bristolcdn.s3.amazonaws.com\/bbchistory\/audio\/HistoryExtra_2021_Salem%20Episode%206%20Temp4.mp3<\/a><\/audio><p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/media.acast.com\/historyextra\/episode6-chaosinthecourtroom\/media.mp3&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;standard-button__iefix&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;standard-button__visible&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;standard-button__inner&quot;\">Download as MP3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <p>Want to hear more? Browse the rest of the episodes in our series <strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/salem-witch-trials-history-podcast-series\/&quot;\">Investigating the Salem witch trials<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ellie Cawthorne Published: Sunday, 07 November 2021 at 12:00 am The list of failings that could be levelled against the Salem justice system is substantial \u2013 from the acceptance of so-called \u2018spectral evidence\u2019 to the chaotic scenes that unfolded in the courtroom. 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