Sounds like a good challenge. Folklore is often a mix of kernels of truth and embellishment, so I’ll start by locating primary documents—old parish records, court transcripts, and any contemporaneous accounts that mention the Witch of the Wild. We’ll cross‑reference the dates, locations, and descriptions to see if it’s a single person or a recurring myth. Once we have the data, we can test the claims against the historical context and see if there’s any rational explanation before we lean toward the supernatural. Let's dig in.

Great enthusiasm—nice. Keep the focus tight: we’ll start with the earliest documented sightings and map them geographically. Then we’ll look for any legal proceedings or medical reports that could explain the rumors. If nothing concrete pops up, we’ll consider the possibility that it’s a composite of several figures or a symbolic archetype. I’ll bring the hard records, and you keep the field notes. Let's see what the archives have to say.