Dark Encounters Podcast

On Sunday, June 9, 1912, the Moore family attended the evening children’s service at the Presbyterian church. No one knew what evil lurked in this small town, or what horrible crime would take place in the hours after.Sources:Villisca: Living with a Mystery- Documentary on Vimeo by Kelly and Tammy Rundlehttps://www.clermontsun.com/2018/03/02/marc-hoover-villisca-iowa-ax-murders/http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bkling/genealogy/hi815%20moore%20history%20paper.pdfhttps://www.villiscaiowa.com/index.phphttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ax-murderer-who-got-away-117037374/

Anoka State Hospital in Anoka, Minnesota opened as the "First State Asylum for the Insane." in 1900. Over the years it would change names and was known for its experimental and controversial treatment of patients. Find out more about what took place there and the eerie things that have taken place since the closure of the institution in 1999.Sources for this episode:http://www.citypages.com/news/why-visiting-the-abandoned-anoka-state-hospital-minnesotas-most-haunted-spot-is-a-bad-idea/397473581https://youtu.be/iRHC6S9cuz4- https://river967.com/the-haunted-anoka-insane-asylum-coming-back-to-life/https://www.minnpost.com/mnopedia/2020/01/considered-state-of-the-art-at-its-opening-the-anoka-state-hospital-eventually-fell-behind-ideas-about-mental-health-care/https://psychologydictionary.org/receiving-hospital/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-truth-about-shock-therapy/ https://www.lib.uwo.ca/archives/virtualexhibits/londonasylum/hydrotherapy.htmlhttps://psychcentral.com/blog/the-surprising-history-of-the-lobotomy/http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/Anoka_State_Hospitalhttps://www.startribune.com/preserving-history-of-the-anoka-asylum/264439901/https://www.hometownsource.com/elk_river_star_news/anoka-state-hospital-100-years-of-history/article_b9ae6686-4e84-11ea-925b-3306efa2cf87.htmlhttps://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/Cottage_Planned_InstitutionsBook: The Crusade for the Forgotten Souls, by Susan Bartlett Foote