<P> Giles Corey (c . September 11, 1611--September 19, 1692) was accused of witchcraft along with his wife Martha Corey during the Salem witch trials . After being arrested, Corey refused to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty . He was subjected to execution by pressing in an effort to force him to plead--the only example of such a sanction in American history--but instead died after three days of torture . </P> <P> Corey is believed to have died in the field adjacent to the prison that had held him, in what later became the Howard Street Cemetery in Salem, which opened in 1801 . His exact grave location in the cemetery is unmarked and unknown . There is a memorial plaque to him in the nearby Charter Street Cemetery . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr>

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