WEIRD AFTER DARK: The Murder of Bridget Cleary

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In 1895 Ireland, a modern, independent woman named Bridget Cleary fell ill—and her husband became convinced she’d been replaced by a fairy changeling. What followed was two nights of ritualistic torture ending in her brutal murder by fire, all witnessed by her own family who believed they were saving her soul. This is the horrifying true story that became a children’s rhyme and the last time Irish courts would ever accept “fairy beliefs” as a legal defense for killing your wife.

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