The Doctor, the Mortician, and the Murder

The locals feared the sanitarium may be more than a place of healing. The papers warned the doctor and the mortician may be up to more than funerals. Overwhelming thank you to our Patron deathlings, who make these longer documentaries possible: http://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A special thanks to our Olalla guide, author and historian Gregg Olsen. You and your meticulously researched book, "Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest" were instrumental to this video. Follow Gregg at https://www.facebook.com/GreggOlsenAuthor/ (Starting today you can read his ebook of "Starvation Heights" for only $2.99 at https://amzn.to/3kxv0I9) Another big thanks to author and independent researcher, Bess Lovejoy. Learn more about Bess at http://www.besslovejoy.com/ and https://twitter.com/besslovejoy ***MORE CONTENT!*** Find Caitlin's books here: http://caitlindoughty.com/books Find our podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2yK6c6G Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2QZEVEM Google Play: https://bit.ly/2AdEvoj Find out nonprofit, The Order of the Good Death – articles, resources, updates, and more: http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/ The Order of the Good Death on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ordergooddeath/ The Order of the Good Death on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrderGoodDeath ***OTHER WAYS TO SUPPORT AND GROW OUR NON-PROFIT*** Donations on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thegooddeath A one time donation on PayPal: https://bit.ly/2HmgkYs The Order of the Good Death's Store: https://the-order-of-the-good-death.myshopify.com/ Take our MORTAL course: https://www.mortalcourse.com/ ***WHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND CAITLIN*** Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thegooddeath Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thegooddeath ***CREDITS*** Mortician and Writer: Caitlin Doughty Producer and Writer: Louise Hung (@LouiseHung1) Editor & Graphics: Andy Windak Starvation Heights/Olalla Expert: Gregg Olsen Research Consultant: Bess Lovejoy ***SELECTED SOURCES & ADDITIONAL READING*** Olsen, Gregg Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest. Crown Publishing Group. New York, 1997. "The Doctor Who Starved Her Patients to Death" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/doctor-who-starved-her-patients-death-180953158/ "Exquisite Corpses" https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2012/03/butterworth-mortuarys-exquisite-corpses-april-2012


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