Learn what really happened during the witch trials. Producer: Carrie Matsko Videographers: Damien Cooney Caleb Kinchlow Editor: Peter Bustetter Final Cut Pr.br br SUBSCRIBE to THE GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL and be updated with the latest documentaries and mysteries that will surely blow your mind! br br Source: br br The infamous Salem witch trials began during the spring of 1692, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the.