In 1961, Dammasch State Hospital opened its doors in Wilsonville, Oregon, a psychiatric institution meant to ease the overcrowding crisis in the state's mental health system. For over three decades, hundreds of patients with mental illness and addiction cycled through its halls. By 1995, it was shuttered, its buildings eventually demolished and paved over with a housing development. But the stories didn't disappear with the bulldozers. This week we dig into the dark history of Dammasch: the patients, the controversies, the paranormal reports, and what it means when a community literally builds over its past.

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Intro music by Don Edwards