Burned as a Witch: The Legend of Leah Smock

The legend of Leah Smock's young life and her death has been passed through the gnerations since 1840. Legend tells that Leah Smock was a witch, as accused by those who feared her and her "strange ways". Their only liberation from the wrath of the evil witch was to burn the beautiful, twenty-two-year old girl to death. Was their accusations justified or was Leah just a victim of circumstance and misunderstood by those who feared her? Her ghostly image and related stories confirm that Leah Smock is still among us today.