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Episode 8: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
On episode 8, Samm and Amy talk about the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum!
In the 1800s a psychologist with a good heart named Thomas Story Kirkbride developed a plan to create better asylums that catered more towards improving the mental health of those who stayed at them. Unfortunately, this did not happen. Due to overcrowding, dried up food sources, and the poor treatment of patients the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum became more of a torture den instead of the bright, open, and welcoming facility it was intended to be. Supposedly, there have been over 20,000 deaths that occurred within its walls.
Listen in as we discuss the reasons why you may have been committed in the first place (hint, we all would have been), the tragic murders that took place, and discuss the spirits who still linger.
Mommy…
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By Legend PodcastOn episode 8, Samm and Amy talk about the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum!
In the 1800s a psychologist with a good heart named Thomas Story Kirkbride developed a plan to create better asylums that catered more towards improving the mental health of those who stayed at them. Unfortunately, this did not happen. Due to overcrowding, dried up food sources, and the poor treatment of patients the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum became more of a torture den instead of the bright, open, and welcoming facility it was intended to be. Supposedly, there have been over 20,000 deaths that occurred within its walls.
Listen in as we discuss the reasons why you may have been committed in the first place (hint, we all would have been), the tragic murders that took place, and discuss the spirits who still linger.
Mommy…