The Death Tunnel Hospital

Waverly Hills Sanatorium opened in 1910 to treat tuberculosis and became a place of mass death. With an estimated 63,000 patients dying within its walls, the Kentucky hospital is considered by many to be the most haunted location in America.

The Hospital

Historic facts:

• Opened 1910
• Louisville, Kentucky
• TB treatment
• Isolation hospital
• Closed 1961

The Epidemic

Why it existed:

• Tuberculosis outbreak
• “White plague”
• No cure existed
• Quarantine needed
• Death common

The Death Toll

The numbers:

• 63,000 estimated
• Some say higher
• At peak, 1/day
• Sometimes more
• Mass death

Treatment Methods

What patients endured:

• Fresh air exposure
• Even in winter
• Heliotherapy
• Lung surgery
• Experimental procedures

The Death Tunnel

Body disposal:

• 500-foot tunnel
• Downhill slope
• Bodies transported
• Hidden from patients
• To maintain morale

Room 502

Most haunted space:

• Fifth floor
• Nurse suicide 1928
• Another 1932
• Hanging/jumping
• Intense activity

The Suicides

What happened:

• Nurse hung herself 1928
• Room 502 light fixture
• 1932 another jumped
• Same room
• Cursed location

The Creeper

Famous entity:

• Crawls on walls
• Ceiling movement
• Inhuman
• Photographed
• Terrifying

The Draining Room

Where blood went:

• Surgical theater
• Experimental procedures
• Failed treatments
• Heavy energy
• Shadow figures

Timmy

The child ghost:

• Little boy
• Plays with balls
• Responds to toys
• Fourth floor
• Friendly presence

The Nurse

Female apparition:

• Seen on fifth floor
• Room 502 area
• Full figure
• Nurse uniform
• Regular appearance

Shadow People

Constant presence:

• Throughout building
• Dark figures
• Human shaped
• Moving
• Watching

EVP Evidence

Audio recordings:

• Constant capture
• Voices
• Names
• Responses
• Well documented

Ghost Adventures

TV investigation:

• Multi-part episode
• Compelling footage
• Zak Bagans
• Famous sequences
• Increased fame

Current Status

Today:

• Preserved site
• Tours offered
• Overnight hunts
• Private investigations
• Very active

The Tours

What’s available:

• Historical tours
• Paranormal tours
• Overnight events
• Private rentals
• Investigation access

Investigator Experiences

What teams find:

• Consistent activity
• Equipment malfunction
• Physical touches
• Apparitions
• Always active

Significance

The largest death toll of any haunted location creating America’s most intensely active paranormal site.

Legacy

Waverly Hills proves mass death leaves a mark—63,000 souls who suffered and died here make their presence known to everyone who enters.