EP 268 Halloween Special: The Terrifying Witch Trials of Europe

Update: 2025-10-31

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Ep 268 and our Halloween special is loose! And we have more gruesome tales of 'witches' and the truly chilling trials and hunts that took place in Europe for centuries.

How did the witch trials start in Germany? What happened in Würzburg? And who was Magic Jack?

The secret ingredient is... even MORE witches!!!

Happy Halloween spooky ones!

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Sources this week include:

https://www.exulanten.com/jackl.html

https://theravenreport.com/2017/10/27/hidden-witchcraft-how-the-magic-jackel-delivered-death-by-fear/

https://www.hauntedhistories.co.uk/the-zaubererjackl-witch-trials

https://www.streetroots.org/news/2021/10/06/sorcerer-jackl

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaubererjackl_witch_trials

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