It was the last group of 'witches' to be executed. Clergyman Nicholas Noyes reportedly turned toward the suspended bodies of the victims and said "What a sad thing it is to see eight firebrands of hell hanging there." (22 September 1692)
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Wednesday 21st of July 1976 (x) — Double murderer Gary Gilmore is arrested. Gilmore's cousin Brenda turned him in to police shortly after he phoned her asking for bandages and painkillers for the injury to his hand. The day before, while disposing of the .22 caliber pistol he used in his murders, Gilmore accidentally shot himself in his right hand.