Jan. 4, 2019 In January 1988 the Memphis Commercial Appeal published a 36-page special section recapping its recent series, “Justice Abused: A 1980s Witch Hunt” by Tom Charlier and Shirley Downing. “Justice Abused” was the first major news coverage to link “satanic ritual abuse” cases across the country and to characterize them as a witch … Continue reading Memphis paper first to link ‘satanic ritual abuse’ cases