If the Walls Could Talk

There were other suspects in the mysterious murder investigation of Edgewater Hospital's Teresita Basa. In this special Q&A, learn about them and whether Reme Chua was considered a person of interest. Hear why one of Allan Showery's lawyers was later disbarred and find out about the odd connection to Edgewater Hospital's Peter Rogan and Roger Ehmen. If the Walls Could Talk Podcast shares the true crimes that destroyed Chicago's Edgewater Hospital. The complete series is now available. Additional photos and stories about the Teresita Basa story and Edgewater Hospital are available on our website IftheWallsCouldTalkPodcast.com Support the podcast on Patreon and unlock dozens of hours of bonus content and behind-the-scenes stories. Unlock bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Accused of murdering Teresita Basa, Allan Showery's trial began in 1979. Given that the unusual circumstances of the case -- that police were tipped off by a ghost -- lawyers on both sides were challenged to convince 12 indecisive jurors. But it's what happened after the trial that still remains a mystery. Hear bonus content, additional stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on Patreon. Additional photos are on our website, Instagram and Facebook Group. Hear the complete true crime series about Chicago's Edgewater Hospital beginning with Episode 1 of If the Walls Could Talk Podcast. Unlock bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police found the body of Teresita Basa badly burned in her apartment in 1977. The beloved Edgewater Hospital employee had been stabbed and set on fire. Months after the case went cold, Teresita's ghost returned from the grave and to identify her killer -- another Edgewater Hospital employee. Hear the shocking true story of one the most unusual murder investigations in Part 1 of this Bonus Episode.   Hear bonus content, additional stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on Patreon. Additional photos are on our website, Instagram and Facebook Group. Hear the complete true crime series about Chicago's Edgewater Hospital beginning with Episode 1 of If the Walls Could Talk Podcast. Unlock bonus content on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is one of Edgewater Hospital's doctors sitting on death row? We'll answer that question along with others such as: what happened to the hyperbaric chamber, why it took so long to redevelop the hospital and what happened to the abandoned medical records. A panel of experts also discuss whether there could be another Edgewater Hospital? This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health Care See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Edgewater Hospital's leader was a temperamental doctor who treated Hollywood's elite and turned his tiny neighborhood hospital into Chicago's premiere medical facility. For 51 years, he ran it like a hotel -- complete with bellhops, private suites and celebrity sightings. Learn why he collected urine from employees and whether the Chicago Paranormal Investigators found any ghosts in this special bonus episode about the hospital's history.  Send us your questions for a future Q&A episode: EMC@ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health Care See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roger Ehmen served 6 years in prison for his role in Edgewater Hospital's fraud scheme. He shares how he turned darkness into an opportunity and discovered his calling. Catch up with all of the other major players in the Edgewater saga including the handful of doctors who also went to prison. You'll be shocked to hear what they're up to today.   Learn more about Westside Health Authority Send us your questions for a future Q&A episode: EMC@ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health Care See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Rogan surprised authorities when he returned to the United States in 2015 nearly 9 years after fleeing the country. He faced up to 50 years in prison and a $1 million fine on obstruction and perjury charges, if convicted. Meanwhile the long-awaited redevelopment of Edgewater Hospital finally commenced and unearthed plenty of surprises. Send us your questions for a future Q&A episode: EMC@ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health Care See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Edgewater Hospital closed in 2001, but the hospital still saw dozens of people come and go. Some of the many visitors were Urban Explorers who photographed the abandoned hospital over the 15 years it sat idle.  Hear bonus content, additional stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on Patreon. See more of the Urban Explorers work: Ken Fager on American Urbex Flickr Instagram: @kenfager   Nitram242  Flickr Instagram: @nitram242   Jordan Nicolette Flickr Instagram: @jordan-nicolette   Kyle Telechan Flickr Instagram: @cityeyes   Eric Holubow Flickr Instagram: @eholubow Book - Abandoned: America’s Vanishing Landscape   Bradley French YouTube Instagram: @bradley_frenchy   Mike Kinsch Instagram: @mikeman902   Josh Tinoco Instagram: @joshuatinoco   Additional photos are on our website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Group. Send us your questions for a future Q&A episode: EMC@ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health Care See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With a $64 million civil judgment hanging over his head, Peter Rogan fled to Canada. He managed to fight extradition while living in a penthouse in Vancouver. Numerous legal battles over the tens of millions he owed the government happened back in Chicago while Edgewater Hospital sat idle and rotted. As the endless search for a developer dragged on, the neighborhood demanded the hospital be torn down. Hear bonus content, additional stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on Patreon. Additional photos are on our website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Group. Send us your questions for a future Q&A episode: EMC@ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health Care See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a handful of former Edgewater doctors and an administrator went to prison, Peter Rogan walked away a free man. Although he wasn't charged criminally, Peter was sued in civil court. The United States vs Peter Rogan finally went to trial in 2006 and featured plenty of explosive testimony. At stake were millions of Peter's dollars. Hear bonus content, additional stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on Patreon. Additional photos are on our website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Group. Send us your questions for a future Q&A episode: EMC@ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health Care See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paranoia spread throughout Edgewater Hospital that someone might be cooperating with the FBI and secretly recording conversations. Meanwhile some unexpected findings caused the investigation to come to a screeching halt. This led the feds to ask: "Now what?".    Hear bonus content, additional stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on Patreon. Additional photos are on our website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Group. Send us your questions for a future Q&A episode: EMC@ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health Care Music in this episode comes from the YouTube Audio Library. Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An alarming number of patients were ending up in the hands of Edgewater Hospital's Cardiologist Andrew Cubria. The FBI wanted to know why and went undercover. They discovered that Dr. Cubria was performing an inordinate amount of invasive procedures and that two patients died as a result of these unnecessary procedures. Complicating matters: Dr. Cubria destroyed the evidence.   Hear bonus content, additional stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on Patreon. Additional photos are on our website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Group. Send us your questions for a future Q&A episode: EMC@ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health Care See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The FBI investigation into Edgewater Hospital heated up after they enlisted multiple doctors to secretly record conversations about the fraud scheme happening at the hospital. Before long, several players would start to turn on one another and cooperate with the feds. Hear bonus content, additional stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on Patreon. Additional photos are on our website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Group. Send us your questions for a future Q&A episode: EMC@ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Changes happened at Edgewater Hospital under new owner, Peter Rogan. As the hospital’s fortunes improved, some questioned how Peter Rogan turned it around. The hospital is the birthplace of John Wayne Gacy, Jr. and Hillary Clinton — but officials closed the maternity ward in the 1990s. Instead, Edgewater Hospital shifted their focus to senior citizens…leaving many employees to question whether all these patients needed to be hospitalized. Before long, the FBI started investigating. Get John Borowski’s book John Wayne Gacy: Hunting a Predator and find out more about his film, John Wayne Gacy: A Clown Can Get Away With Murder on his website. Follow journalist and author, Bruce Japsen on Twitter . Hear bonus content, additional stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on Patreon. Additional photos are on our website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Group. Email us your questions for a future Q&A episode.

Employees of Edgewater Hospital arrived at work on the morning of December 6, 2001 to learn the hospital abruptly closed. But the hospital didn’t just close — it closed in a shameful, outrageous and deplorable manner. Some were in shock while others said they saw this coming. How did this happen? Who let this happen? And could something like this ever happen again? The hospital’s co-founder, Dr. Maurice Mazel, opened Edgewater Hospital in 1929 and remained at the helm until his death in 1980. He oversaw the growth from one to nine buildings that made up the hospital campus. You’ll hear from former nurses, doctors and administrators who worked at Edgewater, including Dr. Rogelio Maynulet. He shares his journey from Cuba to the United States and how he joined Edgewater Hospital as a surgical assistant and worked his way up to Chief of the Medical Staff. Changes in insurance during the ’80s led hospitals all across the country scrambling to reinvent themselves. Edgewater Hospital struggled and ultimately faced closing its doors or selling to a hospital consultant named Peter Rogan. The hospital board chose to sell to Rogan in 1989. While the hospital had a solid reputation for over a half century, what happened in its final decade would forever scar its legacy. Hear bonus content, additional stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast Website: https://ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ifthewalls Twitter: https://twitter.com/ifthewalls Email: emc@ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com Small businesses mentioned in this episode: Split-Rail: https://www.splitrailchicago.com/ Sarah Hoag Photography: https://www.sarahhoagphotography.com/ m Henry: https://www.mhenry.net/ For Papa’s Sake Home Care: http://www.forpapassake.com/ Tapas-Marketing: https://www.tapas-marketing.com/

A once-prominent Chicago hospital deteriorated into a place that preyed upon poor, elderly and homeless people -- just to fatten their bottom line. After ultimately closing in 2001, a handful of doctors went to prison. The former owner fled the country with hundreds of millions of dollars in civil judgments hanging over his head. The hospital then sat there and rotted for over 15 years leaving the city scrambling to clean up the mess. "If the Walls Could Talk Podcast" follows Edgewater Hospital's fall from cutting edge medical institution into a place fueled by fraud. Podcast debuts January 10, 2021 from Buckletown Productions. Visit our website: If the Walls Could Talk Podcast Website YouTube: If the Walls Could Talk Video Preview Instagram: @ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast Twitter: @ifthewalls Facebook Group: If the Walls Could Talk Facebook Group Patreon: If the Walls Could Talk Patreon Music featured in this episode for If The Walls Could Talk is Suspended in a Dream by Dmitri Belichenko/Lynne Publishing used under license through NeoSounds.

How did a premiere Chicago hospital come to be a "butcher shop" that performed unnecessary medical procedures on its patients? If the walls of Edgewater Hospital could talk, they would proudly share the years of good medicine before breaking down into tears recounting the horrible crimes done within those walls. Former employees, patients, lawyers, and urban explorers recount the history of how a once-prestigious hospital deteriorated into a bloody fraud machine. If the Walls Could Talk recounts the sordid history of Chicago's Edgewater Hospital from its 1929 opening to its abrupt 2001 closure following a 58-count federal indictment all the way to present day when a city has to decide what to do with an abandoned hospital. This episode is written and produced by Todd Ganz and Stephani Young. Visit www.ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com for more information. Follow on Instagram at @ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast and on Twitter at @ifthewalls.Music fe atured in this trailer for If The Walls Could Talk is Suspended in a Dream by Dmitri Belichenko/Lynne Publishing used under license through NeoSounds.