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This week’s episode discusses abuse against children and people with disabilities. Listener discretion is highly advised.

Behind the iron gates of Pennhurst Asylum lies a nightmare frozen in time. Opened in 1908 as the Eastern State Institution for the Feeble-Minded and Epileptic, Pennhurst was intended to be a place of care—but quickly became a warehouse of suffering. Overcrowded and underfunded, the facility devolved into a house of horrors, where patients were neglected, abused, and silenced. By the 1960s, whistleblowers and shocking exposés revealed the full extent of its atrocities, leading to a landmark lawsuit and eventual closure in 1987.

But Pennhurst’s story didn’t end when the doors were chained shut. In the decades since, the empty halls have become a magnet for paranormal investigators and thrill-seekers. Visitors report ghostly screams, shadowy figures darting through the corridors, and chilling whispers in the dark. Is it trauma echoing through time—or have the restless spirits of Pennhurst’s past refused to leave?

Join us as we explore the asylum’s harrowing history, its legacy of injustice, and the unexplained hauntings that continue to this day.

Sources referenced in today's episode:

https://phillyghosts.com/the-chilling-legacy-of-pennhurst-asylum/

https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/pennhurst-state-school-and-hospital/#:~:text=During%20eight%20decades%20of%20continuous,the%20remaining%20residents%20moved%20elsewhere.

http://www.preservepennhurst.org/default.aspx?pg=36

https://disabilityjustice.org/halderman-v-pennhurst-state-school-hospital/

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/465/89/#:~:text=under%20pendent%20jurisdiction.-,Pp.,2d%20647%2C%20reversed%20and%20remanded.&text=POWELL%2C%20J.%2C%20delivered%20the,465%20U.%20S.%20126.

https://weirdnj.com/stories/pennhurst-asylum/

https://ncph.org/history-at-work/who-should-tell-the-story-pennhurst-haunted-asylum/

https://www.npr.org/2010/10/29/130840594/haunted-house-has-painful-past-as-asylum

Pennhurst, a real-life horror story that changed disability law

Pennhurst Asylum - US Ghost Adventures

https://youtu.be/_dsSn-xeDuo?si=4m8gFdsmPczAKk4t

https://youtu.be/09tByiRtEDE?si=gSOT0Cs3YnLfksP4

https://youtu.be/BuX6-lvUwd0?si=KT6Qx8UNkBt1AdMG

https://youtu.be/IJiJ-atwCdg?si=cc4oJrkaAZImRIdb

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* * * Trigger Warning for animal death, and conversation of death and torture * * *

Beyond Salem's shadows lies a forgotten tragedy. In 1792, the town of Winnsboro, South Carolina, became a stage for paranoia and violence. Today, we shine a light on the devastating Witch Trial of Winnsboro, revealing the appalling actions of a community turned against itself. Listen as we recount the horrific treatment endured by neighbors, victims of a hysteria that may have been forgotten.

Links used for today's episode:

Witch stories of Fairfield County | The Voice of Blythewood & Fairfield County

The South Carolina witch trials - WSOC TV

Did you know about the Winnsboro Witch Trial in South Carolina? | wltx.com

Mary Ingelman and the Winnsboro SC Witch Trial of 1792

The Forgotten South Carolina Witch Trials | by Alfred Dockery | Lessons from History | Medium

Salem witch trials | History, Summary, Location, Causes, Victims, & Facts | Britannica

Women Weren’t the Only Victims of the Salem Witch Trials | HISTORY

Salem witch trials - Wikipedia

Check out @swtpoison on Instagram for updated pictures of Public School Number 4! The Annie Lytle Preservation Group has been working hard and their hard work is showing!!

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Public School Number Four is a historic building located in Jacksonville, Florida and it is known as the most haunted building in Jacksonville. Standing amongst the concrete jungle and lanes of travel of interstate 95 is the once flourishing Annie Lythle Elementary School. The beloved school now stands frozen in time deteriorating and smothered in dark conspiracies and mystery.

Stories of a cannibal principal, a murderous janitor, and satanic teachers with a score to settle against unruly children fill the internet, but is it really, truly as haunted as they say?

Join us as we deep dive into the history of Public School Number Four.

#paranormal #ghost #haunted #history #podcast #hauntedhistory #jacksonville #florida #jacksonvilleflorida #paranormalpodcast #spooky

Links used in today's episode:

Public School Number Four - WikipediaThe Devil’s School: The Most Haunted Place in JacksonvilleAbandoned Historic School in Jacksonville Florida: Annie Lytle School -History - Save Public School Number FourJaxlore: Annie Lytle Elementary, 'The Devil's School'Annie Lytle Elementary: The Devil's School - St Augustine Ghost ToursTaking you inside Public School Number 4 | firstcoastnews.com

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