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Introducing: If the Walls Could Talk
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A struggling Chicago hospital did just about anything to stay afloat. By the time the hospital shut down, multiple patients were dead and its former owner fled the country. Left behind was an abandoned hospital that became a magnet for crime and Urban Explorers.
If the Walls Could Talk recounts the true crimes and tangled history of Chicago's Edgewater Hospital as told by former staff, patients, lawyers, and investigators.
The birthplace of Hillary Clinton and John Wayne Gacy, Edgewater Hospital opened in 1929 and was Chicago's premiere medical facility for 60 years. But everything changed when a new owner took over in 1989. What happened there in the '90s and 2000s muddied its once sterling reputation. Hear the shocking story of how the hospital's former owner managed to evade the law and why many believe he got away with it.
Written and produced by Chicago radio veterans Todd Ganz and Stephani Young. Visit https://ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com for more information.
Follow on Instagram at @ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast and on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/ifthewalls
If the Walls Could Talk is a registered trademark of Buckletown Productions LLC.
Unlock bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17 episodes
Manage episode 284581167 series 2872965
A struggling Chicago hospital did just about anything to stay afloat. By the time the hospital shut down, multiple patients were dead and its former owner fled the country. Left behind was an abandoned hospital that became a magnet for crime and Urban Explorers.
If the Walls Could Talk recounts the true crimes and tangled history of Chicago's Edgewater Hospital as told by former staff, patients, lawyers, and investigators.
The birthplace of Hillary Clinton and John Wayne Gacy, Edgewater Hospital opened in 1929 and was Chicago's premiere medical facility for 60 years. But everything changed when a new owner took over in 1989. What happened there in the '90s and 2000s muddied its once sterling reputation. Hear the shocking story of how the hospital's former owner managed to evade the law and why many believe he got away with it.
Written and produced by Chicago radio veterans Todd Ganz and Stephani Young. Visit https://ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com for more information.
Follow on Instagram at @ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast and on our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/ifthewalls
If the Walls Could Talk is a registered trademark of Buckletown Productions LLC.
Unlock bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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