46 Comments Posted by InSearch

Generally, autopsies are performed if there is a request for one to be done. Also, most psych. wards/hospitals had their own cemetary for unclaimed patients. Nowadays, an unclaimed body ends up in the common grave owned by the county (or sold to a university for med students to practice on, but I didn't tell you that, okay?)

Unless you burn in a fire, get eaten by an animal, drown in the ocean, or get murdered and never discovered, you will end up inside one of these chambers.

This morgue, too, has seen its own demise.

Wow, Feds. Looks like they ripped you a new one. As for Keith's grandma, I am amazed at the items she has collected over time. Did Jeffrey Dahmer ever buy any barrels from your grandma back in the day? Sounds like the ones he had in his apartment.

Perhaps, glass?

I'm surprised no one has mentioned that it may be a soap dispenser. I agree that it may relate to a phone line.

Keep in mind that other people besides Motts may have entered the building. Meaning, they may have moved around certain items (such as the puzzle) and we just assume that those items were left in those exact spots by the employees or patients of that particular era.

Thank you, Lynne, for the info. you provide on a lot of these photographs. It is nice to know that a knowledgeable person is willing to share with the rest of us who wonder about some of these things. Again, many thanks.

Amazing. Simply amazing how so many people use up space by making comments with useless info. Thank you Amy for making an interesting comment. The rest of you just need to exchange email addys so you can blast away with silliness.

Straps, restraints, support, whatever you want to call them, they were and are used for one purpose. To keep the patient in their gosh darn seat! Some patients are violent and some are simply weak. Nonetheless, rules were different back then compared to now. Nowadays, you can get sued for simply looking at someone in a "wrong" way. Hospitals and institutions must be very careful on how they handle and speak about their patients. Also, some people get very easily insulted on how you describe a certain situation, so please be careful and unfortunately, you must always walk on eggshells because there is always someone out there just dying to get on your case for insensitivity.

Okay, who else wants to give their age away by stating that they, too, once sat their tush in a chair exactly like this one?

Isn't it amazing how many people have posted a comment that has absolutely no important info. whatsoever? It's just a bunch of rambling and silly comments. I know my comment has no significance either, but it does become annoying when people think this website is for silly jokes and useless information.

I'm sure many of the patients consistently felt a storm upon this asylum.

Ever wonder how many people actually were in that tub? Ever wonder how many people actually had an "accident" in that tub?

The door in the background says "keep out" and I certainly would!