From Härjedalen and Älvdalen, the hysteria travelled south to Mora in march 1669. The local authorities reported to the regional government that Mora and Älvdalen was being “overrun” by children who had been taken by witches to the devil. They sent a list of the the witches and wanted something to be done about the situation. The regional government were not convinced but decided to form a commission of priests to be sent to Mora to investigate the situation. Eventually the King supported the commission and the priests arrived in August the same year and called to a hearing, 3000 people gathered. The number of the accused forced the trials to be held at two locations. The commission was mostly interested in the people who had been suspected of witchcraft for a long time, but others were brought forward. If the accused had a good reputation and a good standing in society the person was usually set free. For others, like widows and young women it was a very dangerous time.

The children brought forward to testify told stories about Blockula were so similar that the priests did not bother to write them all down. There was also no time to record the stories as there were so many accused. Many children said they had been abused and punished at Blockula and presented scars and bruises as evidence.

In the trials pact with the devil and abduction of children was enough for a death sentence. It was not possible to deny accusations to escape death. The commission did not dare to appear too “merciful” and acted in consequence. In total 60 people was suspected of witchcraft and 23 were condemned. Everyone of them had at some point confessed, even though some had extracted their confession. It is possible that they had not been aware of the seriousness of the situation. In the records there are pieces of evidence that prove that torture was part of forcing a confession from the accused. The commission sent 6 of the “guilty” to prison but 16 people from the age of 79 to 26 were sentenced to death, three of the were men. Two of the women had their execution postponed due to pregnancy. The rest of them were executed on 24th of august 1669. The events are described as following.

“The sinners walked quickly, except the two last ones, who began to sigh and moan, although not such as to delay the procession.”

No one was burnt alive, the victims were first decapitated and their corpses burnt at the stake.

Four months later, in December of 1669 another 60 people stood accused of witchcraft in Mora, but no more trials were held. The records from the trial was quickly translated, and distorted, and spread across Europe. The first was published in Holland 1670.