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William Griggs

American physician
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    …behavior medically, the local doctor, William Griggs, put the blame on the supernatural. At the suggestion of a neighbor, a “witch cake” (made with the urine of the victims) was baked by Tituba to try to ferret out the supernatural perpetrator of the girls’ illness. Although it provided no answers,…

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    …behavior medically, the local doctor, William Griggs, put the blame on the supernatural. At the suggestion of a neighbor, a “witch cake” (made with the urine of the victims) was baked by Tituba to try to ferret out the supernatural perpetrator of the girls’ illness. Although it provided no answers,…

    Read More