A local bailiff named David Seton became suspicious of a young woman named Geillis Duncan because he thought she was in league with the devil. Her interrogation and torture-driven confession are considered to be what ignited the North Berwick witch trials, and led to the execution of Agnes Sampson.
Mar 2022
Aristotle, al-Fārābī, and the Dawn of Arabic Alchemy
<p>Al-Fārābī learned from the Greeks, but he wrote for Muslims. This polymath translated Greek works on science and philosophy, offering important commentaries on both Aristotle and Plato -- in the Arabic language. You might be thinking, neither Plato nor Aristotle were nor are c ... Show More
26m 50s
Apr 2022
Defamation and the Devil: False Accusations of Witchcraft
Let’s talk about witch panic. If your crime is not of being a witch, but rather of falsely accusing and then punishing an alleged witch, what led up to that moment? Well, probably more than one thing. There’s a lot of talk about the religious factors that have long been part of p ... Show More
27m 22s
Sep 2022
Carl & Jackie - Part 1 (Carl Gaimari)
<p>A twisted tale of possible arson, adultery, and the murder of a wealthy commodities trader starts to unravel decades later in a conversation between two sisters. </p><p> </p><p>For episode information and photos, please visit <a href="https://anatomyofmurder.com/">https://anat ... Show More
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