Matteuccia di Francesco: The Woman Who Could Fly
Podcast |
Criminalia
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Society & Culture
True Crime
Publication Date |
Jan 18, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:22:39

Imagine one day your local pharmacist is arrested and accused of drinking the blood of infants and flying on the back of a goat to an orgy involving the devil. From the 14th through the 18th century, there were some wild superstitions about witches. The first witch to confess to riding a broom was a man: Guillaume Edelin. But it was Matteuccia di Francesco who was the first accused and tried for flying.

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There were some wild superstitions about witches when Matteuccia di Francesco was accused of practicing dark arts. She was a wise woman -- a healer -- who, one day accused of drinking the blood of infants and flying on the back of a goat to an orgy involving the devil. She was executed for it.

Imagine one day your local pharmacist is arrested and accused of drinking the blood of infants and flying on the back of a goat to an orgy involving the devil. From the 14th through the 18th century, there were some wild superstitions about witches. The first witch to confess to riding a broom was a man: Guillaume Edelin. But it was Matteuccia di Francesco who was the first accused and tried for flying.

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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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