“Doc"
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05/11/21 • 37 min
Louis “Doc” Poetter was the head and founder of Anneewakee. Since the 1940’s he managed to keep himself in the headlines, gaining relationships with many powerful people. Some early counselors see first hand Poetter’s sexual abuse with patients and attempt to do something about it.
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Louis “Doc” Poetter was the head and founder of Anneewakee. Since the 1940’s he managed to keep himself in the headlines, gaining relationships with many powerful people. Some early counselors see first hand Poetter’s sexual abuse with patients and attempt to do something about it.
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A closer look at the mythos of Anneewakee and the meaning of the crest. We hear from former patients about the child labor they were forced to do and the lack of education it’s patients received.
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“The 1970 Hearing”
Following two counselors reporting of Louis Poetter abusing patients at Anneewakee, a 1970 hearing is held to see if the center can keep its license. We hear from actual court transcripts as voiced by actors.
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Camp Hell: Anneewakee - “Doc"
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Campell. Anna Waki is a production of I Heart Radio. The views and opinions expressing this podcast are solely those of the author and participants and do not necessarily represent those of I Heart Media or its employees. Due to discussion of traumatic, sexual and violent content, listener discussion is advised.
Speaker 1I was twenty seven years old. I was in law school, and I just thought that people
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