Case file · Witch trials
Anna Göldi, the last witch
On 13 June 1782, maid Anna Göldi was beheaded in Glarus after being accused of putting pins in her master's daughter's food by magic: often called the last witch executed in Europe.
1782 CE · 47.04, 9.07 · status: official
The account
The court avoided the word 'witch', but the charges were witchcraft. The Glarus parliament exonerated her in 2008.