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Ann Pudeator

 

Charge:

Witchcraft

Sentence:

Death and Executed

Years Imprisoned:

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1692

Year Cleared:

1957

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Massachusetts

County or Region of Crime:

Essex

City of Crime:

Salem

Result:

Legislature Overturned Conviction after Execution

Summary of Case:

"Ann Pudeator was wrongly convicted of witchcraft in Salem, MA during what is now known as the Salem Witch Trials. Pudeator was exonerated in 1957 by the Massachusetts General Court, which is the name of the Massachusetts state legislature when it votes as an entire body on quasi-judicial matters."

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"Ann Pudeator was exonerated in 1957 by the Massachusetts General Court, which is the name of the Massachusetts state legislature when it votes as an entire body on quasi-judicial matters."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

Age When Released:

Sex:

Female

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Ann Pudeator, Wikipedia.org, (last visited 12-12-2011)"

Information Location 1:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Pudeator

Information Source 2:

"Reversal of Attainder, October 17, 1711"

Information Location 2:

http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/archives/ecca/large/ecca2136r.jpg

Information Source 3:

"PETITIONS FOR COMPENSATION AND DECISION CONCERNING COMPENSATION, 1710 -1711, Salem Witchcraft Trials 1692, (Famous American Trials website)"

Information Location 3:

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SAL_PET.HTM

Information Source 4:

"Witchcraft Trials, Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained"

Information Location 4:

http://www.unexplainedstuff.com/Magic-and-Sorcery/Witchcraft-Trials-Salem-massachusetts.html

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