The Pressing of Giles Corey
Why was Giles Corey crushed beneath stones?
4.4 (36)
53 mins
Explore how Giles Corey, a 1692 Salem farmer, was accused of witchcraft after refusing to enter a plea in the Salem witch trials. Uncover how authorities subjected him to peine forte et dure, placing increasingly heavy stones on his body over two days, until he died on September 19, 1692, becoming one of the most disturbing deaths of the trials.
Ep 1:
A Village Primed to Explode
Beneath a parking lot lies the site of an unimaginable death—explore the fractured, fearful Salem that made Giles Corey's pressing possible, and the murderous past he carried into it.
Ep 2:
When the Machine Turned on Its Own
A witch cake sparks chaos, and Giles Corey betrays his own wife to save himself—only to watch the same monstrous machine of accusation turn its full force on him.
Ep 3:
Standing Mute: The Weight of Silence
Inside a rigged court where confession meant survival, Giles Corey found one impossible loophole: refusing to speak. What followed was two days of medieval torture and two final, haunting words.
Ep 4:
The Weight That Still Presses
After Corey's brutal death, apologies, curses, and legacies emerge—tracing how one man's defiant silence helped topple Salem's machinery and still echoes through history's darkest reckonings.
Discussions (5)
Wade
Level 3 · 6 days agocorey was 80 not 81 when he died
Drew
Level 5 · 6 days agoGiles snitched on his own wife tho💀
Bryson
Level 5 · 6 days agoMore weight = original ctrl+z
