EPISODE · Mar 20, 2025 · 57 MIN
Starvation Heights
from Lunatic Soup · host Megan Miller and Reyna Edmonds
In this unsettling follow-up to our Kells Irish Pub episode, This week we ventures deeper into Washington’s dark past with the chilling tale of Starvation Heights and the infamous Dr. Linda Hazzard. Operating a so-called sanitarium in the early 1900s, Hazzard lured patients with promises of healing through extreme fasting—but many never left alive. Her remote Olalla facility became a house of horrors, where victims wasted away under her twisted care. Today, eerie tales persist of ghostly figures wandering the woods, strange whispers in the night, and an unsettling presence that lingers in the ruins of her deadly respite. Join us as we uncover the horrifying legacy of Starvation Heights the spirits that still wander the area today.
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In this unsettling follow-up to our Kells Irish Pub episode, This week we ventures deeper into Washington’s dark past with the chilling tale of Starvation Heights and the infamous Dr. Linda Hazzard. Operating a so-called sanitarium in the early 1900s, Hazzard lured patients with promises of healing through extreme fasting—but many never left alive. Her remote Olalla facility became a house of horrors, where victims wasted away under her twisted care. Today, eerie tales persist of ghostly figures wandering the woods, strange whispers in the night, and an unsettling presence that lingers in the ruins of her deadly respite. Join us as we uncover the horrifying legacy of Starvation Heights the spirits that still wander the area today.
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