From Hope to Horror | The Fall of Fairfield Hills Hospital
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From Hope to Horror | The Fall of Fairfield Hills Hospital

Hidden in the quiet town of Newtown, Connecticut, lies one of America’s eeriest relics of mental health history — Fairfield Hills Hospital. Once a vast psychiatric complex with miles of underground tunnels, this massive institution promised care but delivered something far darker. From lobotomies and overcrowding to wrongful institutionalizations, Fairfield Hills became a symbol of how America lost its way in treating the mentally ill. As the decades passed, it was shuttered and left to decay, its empty halls echoing with stories of suffering — and perhaps something supernatural. But how much of its ghostly reputation is myth, and how much of it is the result of what really happened inside? Join us as we uncover the rise and fall of Fairfield Hills, from its hopeful beginnings to its haunting legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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