Ye Olde Crime

Lindsay and Madison kick off Wicked March Madness and discuss the Valais Witch Trials, as well as why you should protect your wine cellar from black bears, that famine can bring out the worst in people, and how to start the worst craze in history with a bang.

Information pulled from the following sources

• 2023 All That’s Interesting article by Kaleena Fraga


• 2023 Cracked article by Amanda Mannen


• 2023 Scholarblogs post by Luiza Sobreira


• 2023 Wildhorn blog post


• 2022 The Collector article by Lauren Nitschke


• 2022 Medium article by Natasha Leigh


• 2017 History article by Brynn Holland


• 2014 Esoterix article


• Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias article


• Centre of Excellence article


• Luke Mastin website article


• Wikipedia


• Witchcraft and Witches article by Raven Pendergrass

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