Ballsy

True Weird Stuff

Ballsy

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Published on Jan 27, 2024, 12:00:00 AM
Total time: 01:05:24

Episode Description

Today's True Weird Stuff - Ballsy

 

Dr. Leo Stanley was the chief surgeon at San Quentin State Prison from 1913 to 1951. His horrific, pro-eugenics legacy included performing inhumane surgeries on inmates as a way to rehabilitate them...from thyroid removal to transplanting testicular glands from executed prisoners to living inmates. His belief in surgical cures for criminal minds made him a medical Frankenstein.

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