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They were hanged if they were convicted. Giles Corey was pressed to death with stones in order to force him to make a plea in court.

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Q: How did the people get killed during the Salem witch trials?
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How were people killed during the salem witch trials?

The convicted were executed by hanging.


How many people were killed during Salem witch trials?

During the Salem Witch Trials in Salem Massachusetts in 1692, 19 were hanged, 1 was pressed to death and as many as 13 died in prison.


How many people were hang during the Salem Witch Trials episode?

Nineteen people were hanged during the Salem witch trials.


What were the methods of being killed during the Salem Witch Trials?

Hanging


How many people were hanged during the Salem Witch Trials?

19 people were hanged in the Salem Witch Trials and 1 (an old man) was killed by "pressing" because he refused a trial.


Who were executed during the Salem Witch Trials?

The Salem witch trials happened during the year 1692, the first to be executed was Bridget Bishop. In total 19 people were killed after being found guilty of witch craft, this is not counting the many people that they suspected died in jail.


How many people died in the Salam Witch Trials?

The Salem witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. 140 were accused, 20 were killed.


Who suffered during the Salem witch trials?

a lot of people


What was the outcome of the Salem witch trails?

The outcome of the Salem witch trials was the remembrance of a situation which casts Salem into infamy. A hysteria had gripped the town, and the people of Salem had senselessly killed a lot of people.


How were the people of Salem killed?

The victims of the trials were hanged. However, Giles Corey was pressed to death under stones when he refused to enter a plea during his trial.


What did people do for recreation during the Salem witch trials?

They would tickle the witch


Were there witch trials not in Salem in the 1600s If so where were they located and how many were executed?

Yes. There was a couple of Trials that only killed a few people. A witch hunt in Germany killed hundreds.