Happy Halloween from your friendly neighborhood true-crime pumpkin heads at Deliver Us Some Evil! And what better way to celebrate the spooky season in style than putting a new spin on an old story: the infamous Salem Witch Trials! If you think necks were stretched over religious hysteria, food poisoning, or something out of a Women’s Studies class… well, YOU’RE WRONG. It was a land grab! Eli and Mel trace the roots of the conflict all the way back to Europe and the tangled history of kings, money lending, and real estate. It all came to a head in a little town called Salem when a family feud turned into a literal witch hunt in… Massachusetts!
Music Credit: “Game Boy Horror” by The Zombie Dandies
Originally aired October 27, 2025