The podcast explores how mass hysteria resurfaced decades after Salem, culminating in the wrongful persecution of Mary Ingelman, a German immigrant healer in Winnsboro, SC. Accused without evidence of supernatural crimes—including levitating cows and shape-shifting—she endured a sham barn trial fueled by superstition and xenophobia. Though she bravely sued and won a legal judgment against her torturers, the ruling went unenforced. Her story lives on in local ghost lore, especially at the Fairfield County courthouse, symbolizing unresolved trauma. The episode draws sobering parallels to modern moral panics, including recent targeting of pagan communities, and emphasizes that scapegoating—whether in 1692, 1792, or today—stems from the same roots: fear of difference, lack of scientific literacy, and the weaponization of righteousness. Ultimately, it calls for empathy, historical accountability, and respect for diverse belief systems—not as threats, but as expressions of humanity.