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Back to SearchEp. 21: The People of Ionia State Hospital (Alice Wilson)
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Episode 21 discusses the life and mental health of "Alice Wilson," a woman who was hospitalized three times at Ionia State Hospital d…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 20: Ionia State Hospital History and Treatments
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Episode 20 kicks off a new series on Ionia State Hospital (originally the Michigan Asylum for Insane Criminals). Learn about the earl…
2 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 19: The People of the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, Part 5
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Episode 19 discusses the crimes of serial killer Nathan Trupp, who killed three people in New Mexico and two people in California in …
3 years ago
Ep. 18: The People of the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, Part 4
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Episode 18 discusses the story of the first mass murder in U.S. history - the story of Howard Unruh and his "Walk of Death" that woul…
3 years ago
Ep. 17: The People of the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, Part 3
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Episode 17 features the life, career, and hospitalizations of mathematician John Forbes Nash. This episode will briefly discuss the r…
3 years ago
Ep. 16: The People of the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, Part 2
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Episode 16 explores the life of one asylum resident, Dr. Henry T. Helmbold, who was committed to (and escaped from) the hospital many…
3 years, 1 month ago
Quick Announcement from Sarah
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This episode was supposed to be completed today, but...I found some perfect source material that I could not exclude! As a result, th…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 14: The People of the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, Part 1
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Episode 14 discusses the life, career, and legacy of Dr. Phyllis Greenacre, who was the first person to investigate the controversial…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 13: The History of the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, Part 3
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Episode 13 discusses the investigation into Dr. Cotton's controversial "treatments," his own subsequent descent into madness, and the…
3 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 12: The History of the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, Part 2
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This episode discusses the rise of Dr. Henry Cotton, the "Mad Doctor" of the NJ State Hospital at Trenton, from approximately 1916-19…
3 years, 1 month ago