Martha Carrier was dubbed the “Queen in Hell.” We trace how her 1692 witchcraft case expanded into a royal family saga. The episode outlines her arrest, trial, and execution, then follows the accusations and confessions that swept through multiple connected relatives and in-laws in the Allen, Ingalls, Toothaker, Carrier, Dane, and Johnson branches, showing how family ties and reputation intensified the crisis in Andover.

00:00 Welcome to Salem Witch Trials Daily + Today’s focus: Martha Carrier

00:37 From Billerica to Andover: Outsiders, smallpox blame, and suspicion

01:03 Accusation to execution: warrants, “Queen in Hell,” and the trial timeline

01:51 The Ingalls family web: a dynasty of accusations (and a surprising descendant)

02:19 Immediate circle: Toothakers, testimony, and family turning on family

02:47 Martha’s children arrested: coerced confessions and brutal pressure

03:13 The Dane connection: Reverend Francis Dane and the Johnson/Faulkner cases

04:32 Not just one “Queen in Hell”: how kinship networks were dismantled

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