Hello Julie, Let's assume for a moment that these girls, as a group, were not actually bewitched. Then it is safe to say that, for whatever reason, they were lieing. Correct? Now, lets look at the transcripts of the trials. In several of them Ann Putnam SR., Young Ann's MOTHER, was actually in court among the afflicted participating in the staged group fits, etc.. That's awful strong documentation of parental guidance in, if nothing else, a role model capacity. When a grown woman and parent of one of these adolescent/young adults is play acting in a court at the cost of a person's life, That's strong parental involvement. How much more documentation do we need? If you're looking for a lost diary somewhere that says "I did it", that's not going to happen. That's why we research deeply to find the truth as best we can. No person will probably ever know for sure and it's all opinion, but the best we can do is to each make our own educated opinions with the information that's available. I too am very opinionated and I sometimes come off as trying to push my opinions off on others. My apologies for that. I'm passionate about the subject because it directly affected my family. How many generations are too many? I'd feel strongly if it were my mother, my grand mother, or my great grand mother. A few more generations does not diminish the atrocity of the event. I hope my initial point may have answered your question, if not at least given you more questions to seek out answers for. Thanks, Dana A. Wildes