Episode 58: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Before current methods of mental health treatment, many were sent to asylums. One of the largest to exist in America was the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Years have now passed since the doors were shut a final time, however not everyone left. People were paranormal acitivity within these old halls. Do the spirits of those once confined still linger? Join Sage and Frank as they look into the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

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Discussion of death of a mother during childbirth, discussion of death of a child , murder, hauntings, demons, potential sexual assault, torture, barbaric medical treatment of patients.

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