Case Summary: The Salem Witch Trials

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A group of local girls in the town of Salem, Massachusetts have been spotted performing strange activities in the woods during the night. Local priest, Reverend Parris, states that he witnessed his slave, Tituba, former resident of Barbadoes, chanting around a fire surrounded by the group of girls. Reverend Parris claimed to find it odd that his daughter was out past curfew, so he began to investigate. He was searching for his daughter, Betty Parris, when he spotted the scene. He also claimed to have seen one of the girls running naked.
The girls who were said to be at the scene include: Betty Parris, Abigail Williams, Susanna Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Ruth Dabega, and Mary Warren. Teen Abigail Williams stated to Parris that the dancing was just

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