April 19, 1692: Confessions, Specters, and the Salem Village ExaminationsWe head straight into the packed courtroom at Ingersoll’s Ordinary as magistrates John Hathorne and Jonathan Corwin arrive from Salem Town to interrogate Giles Cory, Bridget Bishop, Mary Warren, and Abigail Hobbs—while Ezekiel Cheever and Samuel Parris take notes and the afflicted erupt. Two of the accused confess and two refuse, and then the witness statements begin: reports of spectral visits, pinching, choking, and relentless pressure to sign the devil’s book—followed by the striking moment when the afflicted claim relief as soon as a confession starts. Depositions from Benjamin Gould, Priscilla Chub, Elizabeth Hubbard, Margaret Knight, Mercy Lewis, Lydia and Elizabeth Nichols, and Mary Walcott drive the day’s narrative and reveal how quickly accusations spread from one name to the next. For the full examinations, our weekly podcast goes deeper into what unfolded on April 19, 1692.00:00 Welcome and Setup00:10 April 19 Court Examinations01:12 Witness Depositions Begin01:28 Gould Accuses Cory and Procter02:00 Hobbs Confession Stories03:40 Confession Stops Afflictions04:16 Nichols Sisters Testify05:08 Mary Walcott Sees Specter05:54 Hubbard vs Warren and Bishop06:51 Podcast Plug and Wrap