TIL that a Swedish orphan known as the Gävle Boy led children in false accusations that ignited a witch panic in Stockholm. When he confessed he had lied other witch trials across Sweden collapsed, and he was hanged for perjury at just 13 years old.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4v…
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