Witch hunts. Driven by the need to purge their society of evil and sin, merciless government leaders hang supposed evil doers by their necks. The targeting, persecution, and execution of witches has existed for a long time, regardless of whether the victims were actual practitioners of witchcraft or not. The question remains, if these people were not truly mixing concoctions of liquid evil in cauldrons or casting spells on their personal enemies, then why were they chosen to be accused, and further executed? These hunts prove themselves to be a mysterious phenomenon, with several theories possibly explaining the true motives behind their executions, of which the widespread practice of witchcraft does not find its way to the top of the list.…