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She was the only person executed for sorcery in the city of Vienna. Elsa Plainacher"s parents operated a mill in Pielamund by the Danube. Three of them soon died, and only one, Anna, was left.
Anna suffered from epilepsy, which was seen as a sign of the Devil.
During the interrogations, she confessed to anything under torture. She was judged guilty and sentenced to be executed by burning.