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The History of a Haunted Hospital | Pennhurst Asylum

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True Crime, Society & Culture

4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In 1987, Pennhurst State School & Hospital closed its doors after a documentary and multiple court cases revealed the horrible conditions patients were in. It is now one of the most haunted places in Pennsylvania. Today, we uncover the history and hauntings of what is now known as Pennhurst Asylum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a Rooster Teeth production.

0:13.0

In Eastern Pennsylvania, there stands a decommissioned hospital with a dark history.

0:18.0

Opening in the year 1908, it was home to decades of unethical treatment before finally closing its doors in 1987.

0:26.0

Though it now leaves a haunting legacy with multiple reports of ghost sightings ever since.

0:32.0

Today, we return with another Halloween special as we explore one of the most haunted locations in America.

0:38.0

Penhurst asylum. This is Redweb.

0:49.0

Welcome back, Task Force, Redweb, New and Old alike.

0:54.0

We are back with another Halloween special.

0:56.0

That means we are in person with the place that we are exploring.

0:59.0

If you're not watching us now, don't...

1:02.0

If you're not watching us already, we will be doing a ghost hunt at the end of this.

1:06.0

I'm your host Trevor Collins, and with me, as always, is Alfredo Diaz.

1:10.0

And face reveal, you were here last Halloween.

1:13.0

Christian Young, the producer for the show.

1:15.0

I got roked in as well.

1:17.0

We got a lot to talk about, and we are in the throes of it.

1:20.0

We are in the basement of one of the buildings here at the Penhurst asylum.

1:23.0

Fredo, with that gut instinct, how are you feeling?

1:26.0

Nope.

1:28.0

I mean, first and foremost, why?

1:32.0

You'll see it in the video, but why are we making it a thing where we set up the table,

1:38.0

and we have our back turn to the creepiest...

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