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If the Walls Could Talk

by Todd Ganz and Stephani Young
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  • BONUS: Chicago History Podcast Talks Edgewater Hospital

    October 27, 2022 · 7 min

    It's not a coincidence that several celebrities who performed at Edgewater Beach Hotel also stayed at Edgewater Hospital. Todd joined Tommy Henry on the Chicago History Podcast to explain how the hospital had private suites and why they…

  • BONUS: Teresita Basa, Part 3 "Q&A"

    December 2, 2021 · 27 min

    There were other suspects in the mysterious murder investigation of Edgewater Hospital's Teresita Basa. In this special Q&A, learn about them and whether Reme Chua was considered a person of interest. Hear why one of Allan Showery's…

  • BONUS: Teresita Basa, Part 2 "The Trial"

    November 7, 2021 · 30 min

    Accused of murdering Teresita Basa, Allan Showery's trial began in 1979. Given the unusual circumstances of the case -- namely that police were tipped off by a ghost -- lawyers on both sides were challenged to convince 12 indecisive…

  • BONUS: Teresita Basa, Part 1 "The Murder"

    October 31, 2021 · 33 min

    Teresita Basa was found dead in her Chicago apartment with a knife in chest. The beloved Edgewater Hospital employee had been murdered and set on fire in 1977. With few leads, the case went cold...until Teresita's ghost returned from the…

  • Ep 11: If the Walls Could Talk: Q & A Wrap Up

    March 28, 2021 · 54 min

    Is one of Edgewater Hospital's doctors sitting on death row? Why did Peter Rogan get such a short prison sentence? What happened to the hyperbaric chamber? In this jam-packed Q & A episode, we'll answer those questions and a dozen others…

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  • BONUS: Edgewater Hospital History

    March 21, 2021 · 27 min

    Dr. Maurice Mazel was Edgewater Hospital's leader who treated Hollywood's elite and turned his tiny neighborhood hospital into Chicago's premiere medical facility. For 51 years, he ran the hospital at 5700 N. Ashland Avenue like a hotel…

  • Ep. 10: Second Season of Life

    March 14, 2021 · 41 min

    Roger Ehmen served 6 years in prison for his role in Edgewater Hospital's fraud scheme. He shares how he managed to turn that darkness into an opportunity and, in the process, found his calling. Plus hear the shocking updates about Peter…

  • Ep. 9: Parade of Lies

    March 7, 2021 · 35 min

    Peter Rogan abruptly ended his extradition fight and returned to the United States. He faced up to 50 years in prison and a $1 million fine for obstruction and perjury charges. Meanwhile the long-awaited redevelopment of Edgewater Hospital…

  • Ep. 8: Leave Only Footsteps

    February 28, 2021 · 47 min

    Edgewater Hospital closed in 2001, but the hospital still saw dozens of people come and go. Some of the many visitors were Urban Explorers who photographed the abandoned hospital during the 15 years it sat idle. One person actually went to…

  • Ep. 7: Fringe Benefit

    February 21, 2021 · 34 min

    After losing a $64 million civil suit to the government, Peter Rogan fled to Canada and lived in a swanky Vancouver penthouse. Even after the feds filed criminal charges, they struggled to bring him back back to Chicago. Meanwhile, the…

  • Ep. 6: Day of Reckoning

    February 14, 2021 · 35 min

    As a handful of Edgewater Hospital doctors and Roger Ehmen headed to prison, Peter Rogan walked away a free man. While not charged criminally, Peter was sued in civil court. The United States vs Peter Rogan went to trial in 2006 and…

  • Ep. 5: Something We Had to Do

    February 7, 2021 · 30 min

    Edgewater Hospital management feared someone might be cooperating with the FBI and wearing a wire. That led to staff meetings conducted in unusual places. And then the investigation came to a screeching halt leaving everyone asking: "Now…

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About the show

A struggling Chicago hospital did just about anything to admit patients. During the '90s and 2000s, Edgewater Hospital performed hundreds of unnecessary heart surgeries on patients just to pad its bottom line. Multiple patients died. Hear what lengths the government went in order to stop the fraud and why many believe the owner got away with it. Former employees, patients, investigators, and urban explorers recount the tangled history of what happened within the walls of Chicago's Edgewater Hospital.