Giles Corey was the only one to be executed by what could be called torture.
I believe that Giles Corey in Salem Massachusetts was the only person tortured to death.
Giles Corey, who was approximately 80.
Salem, Massachusetts.
Everyone in jail was cleared and released. The families of the executed had to petition and sue the government for their relatives' property that was confiscated upon conviction.
The Puritans held the Salem Witch Trails in 1692.
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.
She was woman in good standing in the community who was accused, tried and executed on *16 July 1692.*It was the 19th of July, 1692.
If my memory serves me correctly they were burned at the stake, stoned, drowned, and a few others but I think these were the main execution styles.
Those who remained in jail were cleared, pardoned and released. A flood of lawsuits began to regain confiscated property of the accused and to get the executed's families the inheirtance due to them.
Salem, Massachusetts.
Torture was no utilized for getting confessions during the Salem Witch Trials.
Salem, Massachusetts, which is located near the New Hampshire Border.