Marion Walker (flourished c. 1590s) fought against the prosecutors of The Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597. Walker leaked documents about the witch trials to the public, wanting those involved in it to be held accountable. Walker resisted
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, and later in life supported the
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The Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597
Walker acted as a whistleblower in the witch hunts. When
Margaret Aitken
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(the great witch of Balwearie) confessed she had lied and was burned at the stake for fraud, Walker spread the confession to people throughout the city of
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to show that Aiken was a fraud and to turn public opinion against the Scottish Witch Hunts.