What Chuck Bryant has said about Spectral evidence

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 31, 2026

Chuck Bryant, Co-host of Stuff You Should Know, has been quoted on Spectral evidence once in 1 episode of Stuff You Should Know, most recently on October 31, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Bryant notes that reportedly no one was convicted solely on the basis of spectral evidence, and that Cotton Mather said it was enough to indict but not convict.
“I think they verified that nobody was convicted solely on the basis of spectral evidence”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Salem Witchcraft Trials: More Bonkers Than You Know (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 34:18

Episodes

Selects: Salem Witchcraft Trials: More Bonkers Than You Know
Stuff You Should Know · Oct 31, 2026 · 50 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant revisit the 1692 Salem witch trials, examining their causes, key villains, spectral evidence, the victims, and how the panic ended.

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