In June 1658, Kathrine Remy, a resident of Alloa, became entangled in a widening web of accusations that defined the volatile legal climate of the period. Identified in various presbytery and legal records under the surnames Rainy or Hainy, Kathrine was swept into an investigation alongside Bessie Paton and Margaret Tailior. Before any formal judicial process concluded, the three women were subjected to extrajudicial violence at the hands of four local men, who burnt them with hot stones and scorched their feet. While the Justices of the Peace eventually intervened to confront the suspects, the subsequent legal trajectory of the case remained fragmented; although an assize was ordered to convene in Edinburgh on August 3, 1658, to address the "Alloa witches," it is unclear if a formal trial ever transpired.
Throughout the summer of 1658, Kathrine was held under the pressure of intense interrogation, resulting in recorded confessions on June 23 and July 22. Her case was inextricably linked to a broader community of accused individuals, as she was frequently denounced by others held under suspicion, including Jonet Black, Bessie Paton, Margaret Duchill, Katharine Wightman, Bessie Harla, Isobell Crockett, and Jonet Meason. These testimonies suggest that Kathrine stood at the center of a complex nexus of charges, which included participating in meetings of witches. Despite the severity of the initial treatment and the volume of denunciations, official records indicate that no further legal action was taken against Kathrine, leaving the ultimate resolution of her case obscured by the limitations of the surviving documentation.