The 1916 Witch Wars of Lenoir County, North Carolina
Channel: Justin Guess
Date: 2022-03-19

In 1916, what folklorists referred to as a “witch war”, was tried in the county seat of Kinston, in Lenoir County, North Carolina.  Reed Worley and father and daughter Anthony and Dora Davis accused the others of cursing one another, around the time that Reed’s infant suddenly passed away.