Questionable Treatments

Kim & Ryan

Kim, a CNA, Medical Assistant, and True Crime enthusiast drags her husband, Ryan, through the dark history of the medical industry, treatments, and criminal behavior.  This show explores the origins of infamous treatments and facilities in an attempt to uncover what went wrong and what motivated dangerous acts from people who took an oath to do no harm.

  1. 5d ago

    Gosnell Gets Got

    The machinery of justice may be rusty but in this case it finally did kick into motion.  Join us to hear how a prolific and largely unknown serial killer was finally brought down and what happened to all involved!   Sources: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2395004   https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-southeastern-pennsylvania/patients/pa-abortion-control-act   https://cdn.cnsnews.com/documents/Gosnell,%20Grand%20Jury%20Report.pdf   https://www.senatorgeneyaw.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/60/files/2014/03/hudson.pdf   https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23004693   https://www.webmd.com/women/abortion-procedures   https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/how-the-dea-finally-caught-kermit-gosnell/275172/   https://www.aei.org/articles/kermit-gosnell-and-the-abortion-movements-dark-past/   https://whyy.org/articles/gosnell-pleads-guilty-to-12-counts-of-drug-distribution/   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pa-abortion-doctor-gets-30-years-in-prescription-drugs-case/   https://whyy.org/articles/kermit-gosnell-dies-philadelphia-doctor/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_Gosnell#cite_note-abcJurors-22 https://www.publicsource.org/abortion-oversight-act-closing-some-facilities-in-pa/   https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41154527   https://atlas.phila.gov/3801%20LANCASTER%20AVE/zoning   Movie- Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer Book- Gosnell: The Untold Story of America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer

  2. Jul 4

    Kermit Gosnell: The Abortion Killer

    This was a doctor who appeared to many to be doing the right thing and serving the underserved in his community.  In reality, he was taking advantage of anyone in his orbit and prioritizing profit over all else while seemingly taking joy in killing with impunity.   Sources: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2395004   https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-southeastern-pennsylvania/patients/pa-abortion-control-act   https://cdn.cnsnews.com/documents/Gosnell,%20Grand%20Jury%20Report.pdf   https://www.senatorgeneyaw.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/60/files/2014/03/hudson.pdf   https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23004693   https://www.webmd.com/women/abortion-procedures   https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/how-the-dea-finally-caught-kermit-gosnell/275172/   https://www.aei.org/articles/kermit-gosnell-and-the-abortion-movements-dark-past/   https://whyy.org/articles/gosnell-pleads-guilty-to-12-counts-of-drug-distribution/   https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pa-abortion-doctor-gets-30-years-in-prescription-drugs-case/   https://whyy.org/articles/kermit-gosnell-dies-philadelphia-doctor/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_Gosnell#cite_note-abcJurors-22 https://www.publicsource.org/abortion-oversight-act-closing-some-facilities-in-pa/   https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna41154527   https://atlas.phila.gov/3801%20LANCASTER%20AVE/zoning   Movie- Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer Book- Gosnell: The Untold Story of America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer

  3. Jun 27

    Kevorkian Sends Himself to Jail - Part 2

    In explaining character stats, Matt Dinniman said that intelligence is walking out of the bar and recognizing that a police bike is parked there while wisdom is knowing not to piss on it.  Kevorkian had a reasonable intelligence stat but very low wisdom.  Listen in to hear how his undoing was pretty much entirely of his own making despite largely setting the stage for his stated goal of the legalization of euthanasia.   Sources https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1115402/   https://bentley.umich.edu/news-events/magazine/the-life-of-dr-death/   https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/jack-kevorkian   https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/chronology.html   https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/aboutk/thanatronblurb.html   https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/the-thanatron   https://time.com/archive/6810129/medicine-blood-from-the-dead/   https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/aboutk/drdeathchapters.html   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15265161.2011.596400#:~:text=Kevorkian%20put%20himself%20on%20the,(Nicol%20and%20Wylie%202006).   https://www.biography.com/scientists/jack-kevorkian   https://stfdocs.com/films/kevorkian/   https://www.patientsrightscouncil.org/site/kevorkian-victims/   https://compassionandchoices.org/states-where-medical-aid-in-dying-is-authorized/   https://www.famous-trials.com/drkevorkian/2430-the-trials-of-jack-kevorkian-1994-1999-an-account   https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/interviews/galesummary.html   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_device   https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9270985/   https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/jack-kevorkian-art/932851838026/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiZKY6FSfwA   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR0cEOTpYSk

  4. Jun 20

    Kevorkian and His Killing Hobby - Part 1

    We all know the name Jack Kevorkian but many may not fully understand his story.  To some, he was a doctor fighting for his patients' right to choose how they left this world.  In secret, he had a fascination with death bordering on obsession.  Part 1 of this 2 parter will explain exactly what we mean.   Sources https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1115402/   https://bentley.umich.edu/news-events/magazine/the-life-of-dr-death/   https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/jack-kevorkian   https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/chronology.html   https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/aboutk/thanatronblurb.html   https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/the-thanatron   https://time.com/archive/6810129/medicine-blood-from-the-dead/   https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/aboutk/drdeathchapters.html   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15265161.2011.596400#:~:text=Kevorkian%20put%20himself%20on%20the,(Nicol%20and%20Wylie%202006).   https://www.biography.com/scientists/jack-kevorkian   https://stfdocs.com/films/kevorkian/   https://www.patientsrightscouncil.org/site/kevorkian-victims/   https://compassionandchoices.org/states-where-medical-aid-in-dying-is-authorized/   https://www.famous-trials.com/drkevorkian/2430-the-trials-of-jack-kevorkian-1994-1999-an-account   https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kevorkian/interviews/galesummary.html   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_device   https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9270985/   https://www.pinterest.com/ideas/jack-kevorkian-art/932851838026/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiZKY6FSfwA   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR0cEOTpYSk

  5. May 23

    Spinal Fluid Draining and Corrupt Police at Sonoma State Hospital

    Known at different times over the facility's 135 year run as the California Home for the Care and Training of Feeble Minded Children (1883), Sonoma State Home (1909), Sonoma State Hospital (1953), and Sonoma Developmental Center (1986), this facility has a dark history of abuse, selfish experimentation, and corruption.  Even worse, although overcrowded, there were more staff members than many institutions had yet this one seemingly willfully chose to be absolutely horrible.  Join us to find out exactly what was going on, and why the doctors wanted kids' spinal fluid!   Sources: https://www.sonomanews.com/2018/12/31/sonoma-developmental-center-quietly-closes-its-doors/ https://www.dds.ca.gov/newsletter/honoring-the-people-of-the-sonoma-developmental-center/ https://noehill.com/sonoma/nat2000001180.asp https://permitsonoma.org/regulationsandlongrangeplans/longrangeplans/sonomadevelopmentalcenter/sitehistory#:~:text=Between%201909%20and%201952%2C%20a,house%20growing%20numbers%20of%20clients. https://ec.ac.lsa.umich.edu/boxes.html https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/95067129dbba4a5cb3c9661b7f806629 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-dark-chapter-in-medical-history-09-02-2005/#:~:text=Lederer%20read%20the%20study%20that,cerebral%20palsy%2C%22%20adds%20Lederer.&text=But%20some%20of%20the%20patients,Gas%2C%22%20says%20Karen. https://www.sonomanews.com/2018/11/14/after-127-years-farewell-to-an-institution/ https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/file/1210196/dl?inline= https://californiawatch.s3.amazonaws.com/files/CIR_WrongHands_ebook_Jan.pdf https://www.kpbs.org/news/midday-edition/2012/02/27/investigation-alledges-abuse-cover-calif-centers-d https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/csf-cerebrospinal-fluid https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/csf-leak/symptoms-causes/syc-20522246 https://cslea.com/affiliate/hospital-police-association-of-california/#:~:text=HPAC,were%20designated%20as%20Developmental%20Centers

  6. May 16

    The Hidden Neglect of Willowbrook

    How does a state funded school become a dark hiding place for society to store its differently abled with no classes, no care, and no hope?  Join us as we discuss one of the most disgusting institutions in American history made famous by Geraldo Rivera's investigative piece Willowbrook: The Last Great Disgrace.  Spoiler:  State funded institutions usually go bad because of state funding.   Sources used:   https://criticaldebateshsgj.scholasticahq.com/article/141852-willowbrook-state-school-institutional-abuse-medical-ethics-and-the-rise-of-disability-rights-in-the-united-states https://kidstogether.org/institution-horrors-willowbrook/ https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/socialSciences/ppecorino/MEDICAL_ETHICS_TEXT/Chapter_7_Human_Experimentation/Case_Study_Willowbrook_Experiments.htm https://research.uams.edu/irb/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/01/Willowbrook-study-summary.pdf https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7335725/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hepatitis-b/symptoms-causes/syc-20366802 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hepatitis-a/symptoms-causes/syc-20367007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Krugman#:~:text=4%20References-,Early%20life,University%20of%20Richmond%20in%201934.&text=He%20did%20his%20undergraduate%20work,(7706)%3A966%2D7.&text=Richmond%20in%201934.-,Education%20and%20career,New%20York%20University%20(NYU). https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/90/1/iv/57690/INTRODUCTION?autologincheck=redirected

  7. May 9

    Abuse and Exploitation at Walter E Fernald State School

    This institution had an incredibly long run and made a lot of people who needed help very miserable.  This facility which began as a place to care for those in need eventually became a prison and a hunting ground for the predators who drew a paycheck and those who became their preferred henchmen.  Join us as we delve as deeply as we can handle into such a dark topic.   Sources referenced:   https://neurologytoday.aan.com/doi/10.1212/00132985-200412000-00017 chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.city.waltham.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif12301/f/file/file/fernald_center_history.pdf https://www.jstor.org/stable/25130086?seq=1 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/spoonful-sugar-helps-radioactive-oatmeal-go-down-180962424/ https://news.mit.edu/1994/fernald-0511 https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-05-21/shocking-report-spotlights-mass-history-of-mistreating-disabled-people https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americas-deep-dark-secret/ https://www.amazon.com/State-Boys-Rebellion-Michael-DAntonio/dp/074324513X Book: The State Boys Rebellion by Michael D’Antonio https://below-the-surface.github.io/main.html https://fernaldstateschool.com/buildings- to see the list and pictures of the buildings on the campus https://newlearningonline.com/new-learning/chapter-6/supporting-material/goddard-on-iq https://www.verywellmind.com/history-of-intelligence-testing-2795581 https://faculty.uml.edu/darcus/47.269/MATERIALS/fernale_globe1993.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20first%20battery%20of,harm%20blood%20and%20the%20spleen. https://news.mit.edu/1994/concern-0112#:~:text=A%20third%20calcium%20study%2C%20also,0.75%20microcuries)%20of%20radioactive%20calcium) https://archive.org/stream/humanradiationex00unit/humanradiationex00unit_djvu.txt

  8. May 2

    Dementors in Scrubs: Fairview Training Center

    If there was an award for the most misleadingly named institution in American history, the Fairview Training Center would be hard to beat. Originally pitched as a school for vulnerable youth with mental and developmental disabilities, the only thing Fairview actually trained people in was survival. It rapidly devolved from a place of learning into a state-funded child prison. The vulnerable kids became inmates, and the staff exploited their labor and took joy in their torment.  Its like a mirror universe Hogwarts with Dementors instead of caretakers and the parents had to PAY to get their children out!   Sources, as usual:   https://www.opb.org/article/2020/11/16/oregon-history-in-the-shadow-of-fairview-documentary/   https://mn.gov/mnddc/parallels2/pdf/00s/08/08-Fairview_Report.pdf   https://www.wral.com/story/salem-cold-case-solved-decades-after-teen-found-murdered/17089079/

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Kim, a CNA, Medical Assistant, and True Crime enthusiast drags her husband, Ryan, through the dark history of the medical industry, treatments, and criminal behavior.  This show explores the origins of infamous treatments and facilities in an attempt to uncover what went wrong and what motivated dangerous acts from people who took an oath to do no harm.

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    Kim & Ryan
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    2026
  • Episodes
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