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More than 375 years after Connecticut oversaw the execution of 11 people accused of witchcraft, the state is considering to clear the names of those who were condemned.
Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft. Now, more than 375 years later, amateur historians, researchers and descendants of the accused witches hope Connecticut lawmakers will finally offer posthumous exonerations.
More than 375 years later, historians, descendants of the accused and of their accusers are calling for legislative action.
Decades before the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first person on record to be...