Case file · Witch trials
The Zauberer-Jackl trials of Salzburg
From 1675 to 1690, the archbishopric of Salzburg executed about 140 people, most of them poor young beggars, accused of following the sorcerer 'Jackl'.
1675 CE · 47.81, 13.05 · status: official
The account
The leader, Jakob Koller, was never caught. The trials targeted homeless children and teenagers.