Connecticut\'s Witch hunt was the First and most ferocious in New England, occurring almost fifty years before the infamous Salem Witch trials.
After the hanging of Fairfield\'s Goody Knapp, magistrates cut down and searched her body for.
In New Haven, William Meeker was accused of cutting off and burning his pig\'s ears and tail as he cast a bewitching spell.
Eleven were hanged.
Between 1647 and 1697, at least thirty-four men and women from across the state were formally charged with witchcraft.
Connecticut\'s Witch hunt was the First and most ferocious in New England, occurring almost fifty years before the infamous Salem Witch trials