Waverly Hills Sanatorium -- Louisville, Ky.

Black Raven Paranormal Feature Investigation -- July 2015

Background History

Waverly Hills Sanatorium, located in Louisville, Kentucky, opened in 1910 as a two-story hospital to accommodate 40 to
50 tuberculosis patients.   It has been popularized on television as being one of the "most haunted" hospitals in the
eastern United States, and was seen on ABC/FOX Family Channel's Scariest Places On Earth as well as
VH1's Celebrity Paranormal Project.   It was also seen on the Sci Fi Channel's Ghost Hunters.

Unfortunately, the climate and water and land geography qualities of Louisville offered the perfect conditions to grow the
TB bacteria, which resulted in whole families coming down with this extremely contagious disease.   This disease, named
the "white plague" eventually destroyed the lungs, slowly suffocating people who caught the TB bug.

In 1910, a small 140 bed building called Waverly Hills Sanitarium was opened outside of Louisville on an isolated hilly
area, where fresh air blew freely, and a caring staff tried their best to nurse the sick back to health.

However this "white plague" swept over the population, and by the 1920's, TB outbreaks grew, overwhelming this small
facility.    It is said that more people died from TB than Americans who died in WW1.    It was decided that a much larger
hospital dedicated to the fighting of this horror should be added to the already existing facility.

So in 1926, a five story, stone, gothic structured, 500 bed, state of the art hospital (for its time) opened, built around the
needs of patients and staff in fighting this disease in the search for a cure.    The dedicated staff also lived in residence
at the hospital, dedicating their careers to the management and defeat of the TB bacteria.

As not to crush the human spirit to fight the disease, the dead were not carried out in front of the other patients who still
had their hopes of surviving.   A patient's mental state was an important factor in fighting the disease.   Another problem
concerning the dead; bodies of the dead were thought to be still contagious because of the bacteria-filled bodily fluids.
The hospital came up two solutions.

First, the dead bodies were hung up, slit from sternum to groin area and drained of all fluids after the autopsy.   The bodies
were then sent by cart down an underground tunnel which ran 500 feet underground to the receiving station down
the hill.   The bodies were taken by the surviving family members or cremated.

Hauntings

Apparitions and shadow people are often seen on various floors, hallways and the cafeteria.   A young girl in a blue dress,
no eyes who is carrying a round object has been seen as an apparition.   Another apparition of a young boy carrying a
leather ball has also been seen.   Another young boy, known as Timmy has been encountered.

Apparitions have been seen looking out the windows.   Many people experience the feeling of being watched as well as being
touched or poked.   Cold spots are often felt and voices are heard, evps are often recorded.   Rubber balls left out in the
hallways for children are often seen to move.

Room 502

here is much in the way of speculation about this area but what is known is that mentally insane tuberculosis patients were
housed on the fifth floor in rooms 502 and 506.   In 1928, the head nurse in room 502 was found dead in this room.    She had
hanged herself from the light fixture in an apparent fit of depression.    According to further research, she was 29 years-old
at the time, unmarried and pregnant.   It is unknown just how long she may have been left hanging in this room before
her body was finally discovered.   Her death was ruled a suicide by the county coroner’s office.

In 1932, another nurse who worked in room 502 jumped from the balcony of the roof that leads from the room and was
killed when she struck the ground several stories below.   We have yet to find any records that indicate why she did
this act.   There are also no records, despite what the legends say, that anyone other than the above mentioned nurse
was ever pushed or jumped from the roof of Waverly Hills.   People have seen the full body apparition of a female
nurse in white on this floor.    Many people report this room gives them an "unsettling" feeling of great despair.
Some have heard a voice say, Get out!

Black Raven Paranormal investigates Waverly Hills Sanatorium



Investigating America's Most Haunted Locations..


Many paranormal groups have come away from Waverly Hills with impressive data and evidence.
Black Raven Paranormal was very eager and excited to get started.   We would have an exceptional
investigation never to be forgotten.

Investigation Data and Evidence

Investigation 07/27/2015 (8pm - 4am) Investigators -- #11
Weather -- Haze, Temperature 87.1 , Humidity 63%,
Winds 9.2 MPH Southwest / Moon (Lunar Phase -- Waxing Gibbous 83% )

Evidence -- Audio -- EVPS / Spirit Box Clips (Click Here)

Investigation Videos   Click Here    Photographs of Interest   Click Here

   Investigation Photo Album   

Full Spectrum and Infrared Photo Album -- Click Here

Personal Experiences -- A few disembodied voices heard, medium detects male spirit in morgue
that immediately says hey to her up close and very personal, an evp matching that same
word from a male spirit was recorded several hours later.

Data recorded on investigation -- Audio, Video, Photographs, EMF, Temperature, Personal Experiences

Truly a HAUNTING EXPERIENCE...