Governor William Phips played an important and sometimes unjust role in the Salem Witch Trials. Many people happen to think of Phips as our savior from so many more innocent lives to be sentenced to death, but we must remember that he played a crucial part in the beginning of the trials. It was because of him that so many were killed due to spectral evidence alone and that for so many others their cases were heard in a biased way. Although he may have tried to undo his mistakes, his decisions have left stains in history that cannot be removed