Twenty people suspected of witchcraft were killed in Salem in 1692 during a frenzy stoked by superstition, fear of disease and strangers and petty jealousies.
Nineteen were hanged and one was crushed to death by rocks.
The top of nearby Gallows Hill had long been thought to be the site of the hangings, but there was no evidence to support that. Proctor's Ledge is at the base of Gallows Hill.
The investigation team also determined that there was probably never a gallows at the site. More than likely a rope was tossed over a tree branch.
Also, it is not likely that none of them were buried at Proctor's Ledge as it is too rocky and there is only shallow soil.
--DaCoot
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