Lilias's Bones
The story of the only witch in Scotland with a grave and the search for her stolen bones.
In this podcast, American journalist Breena Kerr goes to Scotland to understand what happened during the European Witch Hunts, why hundreds of thousands were murdered, and the legacy that still endures today.
Lilias's Bones
Latest Episodes
Bonus Episode 1.5 Signs of the Mystical and Traffic Variety
In this Bonus Episode I discuss what it took to get to Scotland, what it took to drive there, and beginning the journey in a place that was built when Lilias Adie was alive and the witch hunts were in full swing.
Introducing: Lilias's Bones
Lilias Adie was a regular woman living in Scotland in 1704 when she was accused of witchcraft. By then, witch hunts had ravaged villages, towns, and cities across Europe for centuries. Lilias had survived other witch panics before. But when two...
Episode 1: The Only Witch in Scotland With a Grave
A group in Scotland discovers the unusual story of an 18th-century accused Scottish witch, named Lilias Adie. The group vows to clear Adie's name and find her remains. After being buried, her bones were taken by grave robbers, then passed betwe...
Episode 2: A Dream, a Witchcraft Accusation, and a Death
We begin this episode with a commentary on murder mystery podcasts and on the history of witch hunting. Then we dive into the story of Lilias Adie. In 1704, she allegedly appeared to a neighbor in a dream, and was accused of witchcraft soon aft...
Episode 3: A Body That Would Rise Again
After Lilias Adie, an accused witch, dies in church custody, her body becomes a source of fear and foreboding. Some fear that she may become a revenant and rise from the dead. Then, 150 years later, she does. Men arrive and dig up her grave, th...
