The Tragic Haunting of Rhoda Derry: A Soul That Couldn’t Rest, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC
The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural
Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories
4.6 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 October 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Rhoda Derry’s story is one of the most haunting and heartbreaking in the history of American asylums. Once a vibrant young woman, her life descended into unimaginable torment after being committed to a mental institution in the 1800s. Subjected to years of cruelty, neglect, and isolation, Rhoda became a symbol of the horrors inflicted upon those society chose to forget.
But death wasn’t the end of Rhoda’s story. To this day, visitors to the Peoria State Hospital — where she spent her final years — report strange noises, shadowy figures, and an overwhelming sadness that seems to emanate from the very walls. Many believe Rhoda’s spirit still roams the grounds, searching for the peace she was denied in life.
In this chilling episode of The Grave Talks, we speak with author and paranormal researcher Sylvia Shults about the enduring legend of Rhoda Derry — a woman whose suffering echoes through time, and whose ghostly presence continues to remind us of humanity’s darkest mistakes. This is Part Two of our conversation.
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| 1:00.8 | Welcome to part two of our interview about the ghost of Rotadari and our conversation |
| 1:05.6 | with Sylvia Schultz. |
| 1:07.3 | What happened, I mean, in a nutshell, chronologically, after she had passed with the state of, of the state hospital between then and up until the state it's at today? |
| 1:19.8 | Oh, well, Dr. Zeller retired a few years before he passed away in 1938. |
| 1:29.3 | His influence was still very much in evidence at the Peoria State Hospital. |
| 1:36.1 | It had a legacy of caring and commitment to the patients. |
| 1:41.0 | This really was a place where patients could come to find help, not just |
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