It's not a coincidence that many celebrities who performed at Edgewater Beach Hotel wound up in the "private suites" at Edgewater Hospital. Todd recently joined Tommy Henry on the Chicago History Podcast to explain why and shared a few other similarities between the two buildings.  Hear the full episode about Chicago's famed Edgewater Beach Hotel in Episode 503 Episode 306 of the Chicago History Podcast features Todd Ganz and Stephani Young talking about the making of If the Walls Could...

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...

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...

Police found the badly burned body of Teresita Basa in her apartment in 1977. The beloved Edgewater Hospital employee had been stabbed to death and set on fire. With few leads, the case went cold. Teresita's ghost later returned from the grave to identify her killer: another Edgewater Hospital employee named Allan Showery. Hear the shocking true story of one the most unusual murder investigations in Part 1 of this Bonus Episode.   Hear additional content, stories, interviews, and...

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:...

After Roger Ehmen served his prison sentence for his role in Edgewater Hospital's fraud scheme, he's discovered his calling. We catch up with the 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: [email protected] This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health Care See...

Peter Rogan surprised authorities when he returned to the United States in 2015 to face obstruction and perjury charges. After nearly a decade in Canada, he now faced up to 50 years in prison and a $1 million fine, 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: [email protected] This episode is sponsored by: For Papa's Sake Home Health...

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 American Urbex Flickr Instagram: @kenfager   Nitram242  Flickr Instagram: @nitram242   Jordan...

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...

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,...

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...

The FBI investigation into Edgewater Hospital uncovered an alarming number of patients were ending up in the hands of Cardiologist Andrew Cubria. The feds went undercover to learn why Dr. Cubria was performing an inordinate amount of invasive procedures. They learned two patients died as a result and that 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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 in its final decade. Former employees, patients, FBI agents, lawyers, and urban explorers recount the history of how a once-premiere hospital deteriorated into a bloody fraud machine. If the Walls Could Talk recounts the tangled history of Chicago's Edgewater Hospital and the true crimes that destroyed it. Its...