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Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Witchcraft |
Sentence: |
Death |
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Year Convicted: |
1693 |
Year Cleared: |
1712 |
U.S. State or Country of Crime: |
Massachusetts |
County or Region of Crime: |
Essex |
City of Crime: |
Salem |
Result: |
Legislature Overturned Conviction |
Summary of Case: |
"Elizabeth Johnson was wrongly convicted of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts during what is now known as the Salem Witch Trials. After Elizabeth was found guilty of witchcraft and sentenced to death in January 1693, she petitioned Massachusetts Governor Phips for clemency which he granted and she was released. Elizabeth Johnson was exonerated in 1712." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Was exonerated in 1712. |
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Female |
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White |
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"List of people of the Salem witch trials, Wikipedia.org (last visited December 12, 2011)" |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_of_the_Salem_witch_trials |
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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org