March 26, 2026

204 Peoria State Hospital and Trunko

204  Peoria State Hospital and Trunko
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Episode Description: Beth shares a ghost story and the history of the former asylum. Wes shares the mysterious tale of a lesser-known, yet possible, cryptid.  


Our Sources: 

https://www.peoriamagazine.com/article/so-no-other-human-would-suffer-as-you/

www.peoriastatehospital.com/psh-history 

www.atlasobscura.com/places/peoria-state-hospital 

https://michaelkleen.com/2018/01/23/ethereal-remains-of-peoria-state-hospital/ 

www.bumpinthenight.net/peoria#:~:text=The%20Peoria%20State%20Hospital%20%E2%80%94%20then,just%20locked%20away%20and%20forgotten. 

www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/isl/id/31308/ 

www.almanac.com/man-who-cried-everyone 

www.jahernandez.com/posts/old-book-ghost-of-peoria-state-hospital-in-bartonville-illinois

https://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2010/09/behold-trunko.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunko

www.cryptozoonews.com/trunko/

https://cryptidindex.com/trunko/

Middle music: Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

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