Episode 56: The Aradale Mental Hospital & J Ward

TODAY’S CASEIn this episode, we’re heading to Aradale Mental Hospital and its notorious high-security ward, J Ward. Once home to thousands of psychiatric patients, Aradale became one of Australia’s largest asylums — while J Ward housed the criminally insane, including some of Victoria’s most dangerous offenders.Note: This episode discusses real-life tragic events and contains sensitive content that may be distressing to some listeners.🔗 LINKSPatreon - www.patreon.com/mainlymurderInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mainly_murderBuy Us A Coffee - https://buymeacoffee.com/mainlymurderwithmegandmum📩 CONTACT [email protected]🌐 CASE SOURCEShttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aradale_Mental_Hospitalhttps://www.vic.gov.au/ararat-asylum#ararat-asylum-1867%E2%80%931905-to-ararat-training-centre-1966%E2%80%9393-history-in-briefhttps://www.jward.org.au/stories/pumpkin-soup/https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MelbULawRw/1990/7.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Davidhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wallace_(prisoner)https://www.livinglifeinfullspectrum.com.au/blog/the-story-of-mr-bill-wallace-j-wards-oldest-inmate/https://www.escape.com.au/destinations/australia/victoria/step-inside-jward-victorias-prison-for-the-criminally-insane/news-story/f2b339787de2dc8f09908c75eebe2566https://makinghistoryoz.wordpress.com/2018/10/18/aradale-a-historical-overview-1867-1994/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.