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'''Abigail Williams '''(1680-97) was one the key accusers in the Salem Witch trials incident which killed at least thirty-nine accused witches and left approximately 150 people imprisoned. | '''Abigail Williams '''(1680-97) was one the key accusers in the Salem Witch trials incident which killed at least thirty-nine accused witches and left approximately 150 people imprisoned. | ||
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Because of their claims, mass hysteria reigned. Approximately twenty people were put to death due to false accusations of them being witches. On Ferbruary 29, 1692, three more women were found guilty for the crime of witchcraft. Of those three women included: Sarah Good, Sarah Osbourne, and Tituba, one of Parris' servants. Only Tituba confessed to the charges. Good was hanged, and Osbourne died in captivity. Tituba herself was sentenced to do hard time, but she was released a year later by being bailed out by an unknown person. However, the hunt for witches didn't cease and soon spread leading to the deaths of ninteen more people. | Because of their claims, mass hysteria reigned. Approximately twenty people were put to death due to false accusations of them being witches. On Ferbruary 29, 1692, three more women were found guilty for the crime of witchcraft. Of those three women included: Sarah Good, Sarah Osbourne, and Tituba, one of Parris' servants. Only Tituba confessed to the charges. Good was hanged, and Osbourne died in captivity. Tituba herself was sentenced to do hard time, but she was released a year later by being bailed out by an unknown person. However, the hunt for witches didn't cease and soon spread leading to the deaths of ninteen more people. | ||
It's unknown what became of Abigail Williams after everything was said and done, and it's unknown if she was ever held accountable for these tragedies. | It's unknown what became of Abigail Williams after everything was said and done, and it's unknown if she was ever held accountable for these tragedies. | ||
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