»Hard boiled criminal«

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! One of the most celebrated animal trials was that of the rooster in Basel, Switzerland, which was accused in 1474 of laying an egg (without a yolk no less). It was a widely held belief that such eggs could be hatched by witches in league of Satan, giving birth to deadly winged snakes. The accused cock was in a tight spot. The bird and the egg were burned at the stake before a huge crowd.

These are two witness.