Increase Mather

Cases

• Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
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Timeline

Events across every case involving this person

1. January 1, 1692

   Increase Mather publicly argued against spectral evidence, contributing to the collapse of the Salem trials

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
2. October 1, 1692

   Salem witch trials collapse as spectral evidence is discredited

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials
3. October 3, 1692

   Increase Mather warns against reliance on spectral evidence

   Bridget Bishop: The First Hanging of the Salem Witch Trials