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Better late than never: Last convicted Salem witch pardoned 329 years later

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Better late than never: Last convicted Salem witch pardoned 329 years later


Massachusetts lawmakers exonerated Elizabeth Johnson Jr. of her 1693 witchcraft conviction, which she was sentenced to death for, with a curious eighth grade class sparking the late move.

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