Episode 56: Apple Bobbing History & the Unsolved Hall–Mills Crabapple Murder
Why are apples associated with witches, poison, and death?
From poisoned apples in fairy tales to supernatural apple trees and real witchcraft trials, apples have a surprisingly dark history.
In this Halloween bonus episode of True Crime Culinary, we investigate the terrifying 1657 case of Jane Brooks, a woman accused of witchcraft after twelve-year-old Richard Jones became mysteriously ill following an encounter involving an apple. Her accusation led to a trial and execution in seventeenth-century England.
Then we travel to Japan for the bizarre folklore of Ringo no kai, a supernatural…
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