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Although it was designed for 250 patients, about 2,400 crammed inwhich gave me pause when I arrived for my overnight ghost hunt. The malevolent entities of Joe and Big Jim are also reported to roam these halls, pushing and scratching unwary visitors. The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, now widely considered one of the most haunted destinations in America, operated from 1864 to 1994. Schedule of Events (click on the month you are interested in) Date: Event: Start Time/End Time: January. Charlie’s spirit is believed to reside in the room where he was so brutally murdered. A tentative schedule for ghost hunts, paranormal tours, and other events at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. In a maniacal rage, Joe placed an iron bed frame on Charlie’s head and jumped repeatedly, crushing the unconscious man’s skull. Charlie was suspended and lowered several times from the makeshift noose, losing consciousness but still refusing to die. One evening, the two perpetrators beat Charlie for his “annoying” behavior and attempted to hang him with bedsheets from an overhead pipe. Childlike in nature, Charlie was a beloved member of the hospital community however, his immature temperament was a nuisance to Joe and Jim. For Katrina, its her first time inside Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, the enormous, abandoned and haunted facility in West Virginia. A deaf, mentally handicapped patient named Charlie (or Dean, depending on the source) was placed with two vicious inmates named Joe and Big Jim. This negligence was problematic for several reasons, and it ultimately led to one of the most horrific murders in asylum history. During Trans Allegheny’s waning years of operation, hospital administrators haphazardly grouped aggressive and docile patients together to address the troublesome overcrowding issue. On the third floor are Wards F and C-the violent male and female blocks, respectively. “The Kirkbride Plan” would influence the construction of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum and 72 other hospitals across the United States and solidify Kirkbride’s place as a leading authority in the treatment of mental illness. Hospital grounds were to be a minimum of one hundred acres with manicured walkways, gardens, and pastures to provide patients stimulating outlets for self-sufficient physical activities. In addition to a deliberate institutional layout, Kirkbride also stressed the importance of spacious landscapes. The architectural conception of such elements included a staggered series of patient wards (or “wings”) arranged by like diagnoses with spacious individual rooms and common areas to promote optimal mental and social restoration. Sunlight, fresh air, calming aesthetics, and self-sufficiency were central to Kirkbride’s philosophy. In 1854, Kirkbride published On the Construction, Organization, and General Arrangements of Hospitals for the Insane, which popularized the idea of institutionalization-patient care via facility design where buildings themselves could influence therapeutic outcomes.
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