Western State Hospital
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Sep 15, 2026
Steve E. AsherGUEST
In, in about anything today.
Carol HughesHOST
One thing I found interesting with the Kentucky State Penitentiary and the Western State Hospital is that these are two buildings-
Steve E. AsherGUEST
Mm-hmm
Carol HughesHOST
... that were both built in the 1800s.
Jessica BetancourtHOST
A forensic psychological evaluation accompanied the 1999 arrest record.
Jessica BetancourtHOST
According to this evaluation, this was the seventh time Douglas Crone had been referred to Western State Hospital.
Jessica BetancourtHOST
At the time of his arrest, he had been smoking methamphetamine and marijuana, and there was an 8-10 hour standoff with a SWAT team before he was arrested.
Jessica BetancourtHOST
He was uncooperative with officers and claimed to have a bomb and seemed to be suicidal.
Lyle SorensonHOST
They do a psych eval, and if they find them incompetent, then they can send them to restoration.
Lyle SorensonHOST
Sometimes that's Western State Hospital.
Lyle SorensonHOST
Sometimes that's other measures.
Lyle SorensonHOST
Okay.
Morgan RectorHOST
Gary Charles Hartman was one of two brothers listed on the National DNA Database.
Morgan RectorHOST
He worked as a nurse at Western State Hospital.
Morgan RectorHOST
One day, FBI agents followed him to a diner.
Morgan RectorHOST
They ate while he ate, and after he left, they took his soiled napkin.
Sean ReynoldsHOST
The court's dismissal does not mean Krieger will be released back onto the streets.
Sean ReynoldsHOST
Instead, he will likely be committed to Western State Hospital until his mental condition improves.
Sean ReynoldsHOST
Why is it gonna improve? Is he gonna get some counseling? This guy's a nut job, right? And he's gone.
Sean ReynoldsHOST
He's just, he needs to stay there.
SimoneHOST
Kevin was also sentenced to 14 months for the hit and run.
SimoneHOST
Before his release, Kevin was transferred to a pre-release facility at Western State Hospital.
SimoneHOST
But he escaped sometime in 1997.
SimoneHOST
He was recaptured the same day, but because of this, Kevin was convicted of the escape, served time for it, and was released from prison on January 16th, 1998.
Joe TehanHOST
When I say these things, I'm not trying to poo-poo them or say that they're illegitimate, but I think we have to be real, uh, realistic about what the requirements would be.
Joe TehanHOST
'Cause I think Western State Hospital, I have never been there.
Joe TehanHOST
I've talked to people that have gone there to, you know, investigate hauntings and things like that they claim [laughs] are there.
Joe TehanHOST
So it's in fairly kind of disrepair, is it not?