About this episode

Dr Julia Shaw interviews Lana Ponting, a teenage runaway from the 1950s who underwent memory-altering experiments in a psychiatric institute.

Dr Julia Shaw meets Lana Ponting, in the 1950s she was a teenage runaway. That rebellion led her to be admitted into the notorious psychiatric institute, where she becomes the subject of a series of experiments that fundamentally alter her memory. And change her life forever.  To listen to all episodes right now and ad-free go to the Always True Crime Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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