Episode 79. Salem Witch Trials Part Two and the Disappearance of Tara Calico

Oy with the Terror Podcast

In this week's episode, Sandra talks about the end of the Salem Witch Trials. After a little over a year of living in fear, the Salem Witch Trials suddenly came to an end. The end result was that two hundred people were accused of being witches, and of those two hundred, twenty were executed.

Then, Danielle discusses the disappearance of Tara Calico. On September 20, 1988, Tara disappeared near her home while on a bike ride in New Mexico. It has been decades since Tara was last seen and the only potential leads were from unsettling Polaroid pictures. In one photograph young woman and a young boy were tied up with tape over their mouths. They were fully clothed on a mattress in what looked to be the back of a van. Tara's mother was convinced this was her daughter, but this was not conclusively determined. What happened to Tara Calico?

Sandra's Sources:

https://www.learnreligions.com/facts-about-the-salem-trials-2562897

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

https://www.salem.org/salem-witch-trials/

Witches of Salem. Documentary on Discovery Plus. Travel Channel. https://www.discoveryplus.com/show/witches-of-salem

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/massachusetts-formally-exonerates-last-witch-wrongfully-condemned-during-salem-hysteria-will-connecticut-follow-suit

https://salemwitchmuseum.com/locations/path-from-jail-to-execution/

https://thehistoryjunkie.com/abigail-williams-biography-and-facts/

https://thehistoryjunkie.com/mercy-lewis/

https://thehistoryjunkie.com/mary-walcott-and-the-salem-witch-trials/

https://thehistoryjunkie.com/ann-putnam-jr-biography/

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

https://www.nesl.edu/blog/detail/a-true-legal-horror-story-the-laws-leading-to-the-salem-witch-trials#:~:text=During%20the%20Salem%20Witch%20Trials%20of%201692%2C%20more%20than%20200,were%20executed%2C%20most%20by%20hanging.

https://screenrant.com/films-shows-inspired-salem-witch-trials-ranked-imdb/

Salem Cast. 2014-2017. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2963254/

Danielle's Source:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/tara-calico

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