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S1 Ep37: Episode 37: “Do No Harm” Story 3: Dr. Walter Freeman
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S1 Ep37: Episode 37: “Do No Harm” Story 3: Dr. Walter Freeman

Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast · Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

August 17, 202331m 6s

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Show Notes

Kaydra wraps up this three part series with a final horrifying case. This series has been all about doctors who, to put it lightly, broke their Hippocratic oaths. In story 3, you will hear the dark tale of Dr. Walter Freeman, also known as The Father of the Lobotomy.

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SOURCES:

An article from Physiciansweekly.com with contributions from Linda Girgis, MD: https://www.physiciansweekly.com/top-14-most-evil-doctors-of-the-last-two-centuries/

Wikipedia

An article from WondersAndMarvels.com by Jack El-Hai: https://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2016/03/fighting-the-legend-of-the-lobotomobile.html

An article from NIHrecord.nih.gov by Carla Garnett: https://nihrecord.nih.gov/2019/11/01/when-faces-made-case-lobotomy

YouTube video from Bailey Sarian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feHnfZ7Tsyc&ab_channel=BaileySarian

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5962395/#:~:text=By%201942%2C%2075%25%20of%20the,lobotomized%20by%20doctors%20were%20women.