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Giles Corey was accused of witchcraft. When he went to trial he refused to make a plea, similar to the innocent and guilt of our day. That meant they couldn't try him. The tried pressing him under stones to force him to speak. He never did and the weight finally crushed him on September 19th, 1692.

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Q: How and why did giles Corey die during the salem witch trials?
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What were the names of the two people who were pressed to death during the Salem witch trials in 1692?

There was only ONE person pressed to death during the Salem Witch Trials. His name was Giles Corey.


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Martha Corey is on trial. She was put on trial in Salem, Massachusetts as part of the infamous Salem Witch Trials of the 1600s.


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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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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.


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He was unusual because unlike majority of the deaths in Salem during the witch trials, he was tortured and pressed to death. The others were either hung or died in prison.