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"pid": "LZD6-RCS",
"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey",
"name": "Giles Corey",
"gender": "Male",
"desc": "Giles Corey c. August 1611 – September 19, 1692 was an English farmer who was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem witch trials. After being arrested, Corey refused to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. He was subjected to pressing in an effort to force him to plead—the only example of such a sanction in American history—and died after three days of this torture. Because Corey refused to enter a plea, his estate passed on to his sons instead of being seized by the local government."
}