Episode 80 - Aradale and Pennhurst

Do you hear that? That slow, rhythmic creak — is it a wheelchair finding its way down an empty corridor, or a gurney that’s been still for decades? Tonight, we're walking into two abandoned hospitals where the past refuses to stay quiet. First, we visit Aradale Lunatic Asylum in Victoria, Australia, where the case of one patient was so extraordinary that the state passed legislation specifically to confine him to its grounds. It seems even death couldn't change that. Then we cross the Pacific and the country to Pennhurst State School and Hospital in Pennsylvania — once called The Shame of Pennsylvania — where a 1968 exposé revealed conditions so disturbing that the public outcry eventually forced its closure. The suffering of the vulnerable leaves a mark. Pennhurst hasn't forgotten, and neither have we. Some places don't let go of their history. Come find out why.

Aradale Mental Hospital - Wikipedia 

The Insane Ghosts Haunting the Aradale Lunatic Asylum - Moon Mausoleum

imageREAL Capture 

Ghosts of Aradale Asylum: True Experiences form Australias Most Haunted Location. By William Tabone 

The Real-Life Horror Story of Pennhurst

Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance – a must visit

Pennhurst State School and Hospital by Dennis Downey

Suffer the Little Children

The History and Legacy of Pennhurst State School and Hospital

Pennhurst Timeline

Pennhurst – Project Fear

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