Linnda Caporael
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Linnda Caporael is a psychologist known for her controversial theory that ergot poisoning may have caused the symptoms exhibited by the afflicted girls, suggesting that the cold winter and wet spring of 1691 created conditions for hallucinations.
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Linnda Caporael proposed a scientific explanation for the initial symptoms during the Salem witch trials, linking them to ergot poisoning.
The Salem witch trials explained: How fear, fungus and panic led to the deaths of 19 innocent people | World NewsThe Times of India·
India· 2026-07-01
India· 2026-07-01
