Case file · Witch trials
Triora witch trials
After a famine in 1587, the Ligurian village of Triora accused local women of witchcraft; over 30 were imprisoned and tortured and several died before Genoa and the Inquisition ended the trials in 1589.
1587 CE · 43.99, 7.76 · status: official
The sceptical view
The trials began as a scapegoat search during a famine; the village now has a witchcraft museum.