Case file · Witch trials
The werewolves of Poligny
In 1521, Pierre Burgot and Michel Verdun were burned at Poligny (Franche-Comté) after confessing that a salve from the Devil turned them into wolves that killed children.
1521 CE · 46.84, 5.71 · status: official
The account
The inquisitor Jean Boin heard the case; Johann Weyer later retold it. A painting of the werewolves hung for years in the local church.