The Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal was an innovative new hospital where patients sought cutting-edge psychiatric care. But instead of being helped, many were subjected to shockingly brutal experiments: massive doses of LSD or other drugs, electroshocks, and sensory deprivation. How — and why — could this be allowed to happen?
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May 2024
EP67: The Lululemon Massacre
On the morning of Saturday, March 2012, in Bethesda, Maryland, law enforcement encountered a scene straight out of a horror film when they entered the Lululemon athletic store in town. Inside this upscale, trendy store, bloodstains smeared the floor, merchandise lay scattered, ma ... Show More
1h 20m
Sep 2020
S8 "Brainwashed" E6: Never too late to say sorry
MKULTRA has entered popular culture, becoming the butt of jokes, television plot points, and the darling of internet conspiracy theorists. At the very least, the secrecy that still surrounds MKULTRA, or the CIA’s post-9/11 programs, sows distrust of governments, and medical profe ... Show More
34m 9s
Apr 2024
EP62: Scissor Sisters (Part 1)
The notorious "Scissor Sisters" case ranks among the most brutal and shocking in Irish history, leaving a dark mark on the true crime genre. Linda and Charlotte Mulhall, despite a troubled existence marred by alcohol and drug addiction and a history of abuse, had never shown sign ... Show More
1h 18m
May 2022
#163: Horrors Inside Aston Hall Mental Hospital (Child Experiments)
Truth serum. It has quite a dark history.The CIA tested the heavy sedative on suspected criminals, murderers, and terrorists. They hoped it would even the smartest spies to - well, tell the truth.It would be hard to imagine a world where truth serum was tested on children on a la ... Show More
1h 16m
Apr 2024
TRAILER: Last Seen S4 'Postmortem': The Stolen Bodies of Harvard
Hundreds of people donated their bodies to Harvard Medical School hoping to advance science and train the next generation of doctors. Meanwhile, prosecutors say that for years, the school's morgue manager treated it like a storefront, letting potential customers browse body parts ... Show More
2m 54s