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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Witchcraft |
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Year Convicted: |
1692 |
Year Cleared: |
1711 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Massachusetts |
County or Region of Crime: |
Essex |
City of Crime: |
Salem |
Result: |
Legislature Overturned Conviction died in custody |
Summary of Case: |
"Cory Giles was pressed to death by having rocks placed on him in an effort to extract a confession of witchcraft. His wife Martha Giles was convicted of being a witch and hanged on September 22, 1692. Martha Giles was exonerated from her conviction in 1711, and Cory Giles was exonerated of his witchcraft charge in 1711. On December 11, 1711 Martha Giles estate was awarded a total of £21 compensation for her conviction and her husband's wrongful death while being tortured." |
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Compensation Awarded: |
£21 (total for husband and wife) |
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Sex: |
Male |
Skin/Ethnicity: |
White |
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"Petitions For Compensation And Decision Concerning Compensation, 1710-1711, Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692, (Famous American Trials website)" |
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http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_PET.HTM |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org