Haunted attraction profit on fear. But sometimes the most chilling horrors don’t come with actors or props—they come from the truth-which can be far darker than anything scripted. In this episode of Koltergeist, we reveal the horrifying truth behind Pennhurst Asylum-a place where disabled people were stripped of their dignity, dehumanized, and endured unimaginable horrors.
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Oct 23, 1965, page 1 - The Mercury at Newspapers.com
Oct 22, 1965, page 14 - The Mercury at Newspapers.com
Oct 25, 1965, page 23 - The Mercury at Newspapers.com
Welcome to the Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance
Youngberg v. Romeo, 457 US 307 (1982) - Disability Justice
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/465/89/
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