The Wieliszew Witch
In the autumn of 1907, a dark superstition took hold in the small Polish village of Wieliszew. It began with a peasant named Jan Zbroh, who harbored a grudge against his neighbor, Josephine Ziolhow. When Jan’s daughter, Marya, suddenly became too weak to get out of bed, she made a startling accusation: Josephine had bewitched…