S3 Ep24: Inside Dr. Brinkley’s Operating Room: A Deadly Pursuit of Virility
Publisher |
Obsessed Network
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Society & Culture
True Crime
Categories Via RSS |
History
True Crime
Publication Date |
Sep 11, 2023
Episode Duration |
00:42:39
In 1918 in Milford, Kansas, John R. Brinkley, a fake doctor with no properly accredited medical education, opened a 16-room clinic where he promoted goat glands as a cure for over 20 ailments. The scam continued to go unnoticed due to patients being too embarrassed to talk about what happened in the operating room, until a few brave individuals stepped forward to tell their stories. In today's episode we learn more about Dr. Brinkley's unnecessary treatments and how his fraudulent diploma led to over 40 deaths and countless injuries. "Crimes of the Centuries" is a podcast from the Obsessed Network exploring forgotten crimes from times past that made a mark and helped change history. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @centuriespod Episode Sponsors:
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