S3 Ep24: Inside Dr. Brinkley’s Operating Room: A Deadly Pursuit of Virility

Crimes of the Centuries

Amber Hunt and Audioboom

True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In 1918 in Milford, Kansas, John R. Brinkley, a fake doctor with no properly accredited medical education, opened a 16-room clinic where he promoted goat glands as a cure for over 20 ailments. The scam continued to go unnoticed due to patients being too embarrassed to talk about what happened in the operating room, until a few brave individuals stepped forward to tell their stories. In today's episode we learn more about Dr. Brinkley's unnecessary treatments and how his fraudulent diploma led to over 40 deaths and countless injuries.

"Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from the Obsessed Network exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history.

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0:00.0	Hello, you awesome people!
0:03.7	A reminder of Susfest Year Number 2 is happening in Dallas, Texas from October 20th through
0:09.7	the 22nd, and tickets are on sale now at Obsessedfest.com.
0:14.1	This is coming up so fast I can't believe it, it should be a blast.
0:17.7	Now we've partnered with the Omni Hotel, that is connected to the convention center via
0:21.9	Skybridge, so you don't even have to leave the hotel to get there.
0:25.5	All of the talent and guests will be staying there, so come join in all the fun.
0:29.6	For those of you who don't know, Obsessedfest is a true crime podcast convention that includes
0:34.3	live shows, meet and greet, games, karaoke, and one big epic drag brunch.
0:39.9	My partner on Grab Bag collab, Amanda Rosman is coming this year, and if you're lucky
0:44.3	you might actually witness her meeting Daisy Egan, also of Grab Bag collab, for the first
0:49.3	time.
0:50.3	If you're on the fence, check out how much fun we had the first year by following the Obsessed
0:54.2	Fest Instagram account at Obsessedfest, we're so excited to see you all there.
0:58.8	Head to Obsessedfest.com to get your tickets now.
1:11.0	Some crimes are so heartbreaking or shocking that they change laws, change society, or
1:18.9	even earn the label crime of the century.
1:23.2	But the stories that made headlines and decades passed aren't necessarily remembered today.
1:29.8	I member Hunt, a journalist and author, and in each episode of this show, I'll examine
1:34.9	a case that's maybe lesser known today, but was huge when it happened.
1:41.4	This is crimes of the centuries.
1:56.8	When the world was first introduced to Dr. John R. Brinkley, it was through a slew of
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