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Walter Jackson Freeman II


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In our second series of evil dudes in history, we talk about a man who embodies the phrase the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Walter Jackson Freeman II almost single handedly started a "trend" of lobotomies in the US, and would defend their use until the day he died. Join us as we cringe and shield our eyes against the Saw-esque medical procedures of "Dr." Freeman.
Sources:
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781627797467
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lobe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Jackson_Freeman_II
https://www.gutsandgore.co.uk/asylums/history-of-psychosurgery/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Egas_Moniz
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5014576
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3246802/How-Rosemary-Kennedy-went-vibrant-young-beauty-smiling-brother-John-F-Kennedy-feeble-spinster-misdiagnosed-forced-undergo-lobotomy-seen-touching-photos-Ted-nephew-JFK-Jr-niece-Maria-Shriver.html
https://www.npr.org/2005/11/16/5014080/my-lobotomy-howard-dullys-journey
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