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Katie Dollard & Liam Buckler

Woman explores abandoned horror asylum where black patients were sterilised

A woman has uncovered an abandoned horror asylum where black patients were sterilised.

Gabby, 25, and her boyfriend Sonny, 26, from US, who frequently explore abandoned buildings, visited the former asylum after finding out about it through social media.

The pair explored the derelict spot and remarkably discovered a morgue along with beds, an autopsy table, body trays and mortuary fridges.

Elsewhere, they found the building intact with wheelchairs, bed frames and cages on the windows left behind, and the walls peeling.

While the asylum was painted in bright colours, it allegedly has an eerie past, with Gabby claiming it was exclusively for black patients and used to sterilise them.

"The building was heavily decayed, as many of the walls have begun to cave in and crumble, moss covers the floors and debris is seen throughout the property,” Gabby said.

Inside the creepy abandoned asylum corridors (Jam Press Vid/@urbex_muse)

"Some walls were entirely green with mould and select hallways even had evidence of fire damage."

Gabby and Sonny also explored the morgue where dozens of patients would have been laid.

She claims: "This was where countless patients were once laid, before their burial in an unmarked cemetery on the property.

"While I was looking around the location, I felt an overwhelming wave of both shock and sadness.

"Asylums alone are notorious for their horrific history of mistreatment and abuse, and this location was no exception.

The underground salon and barber shop which was fully stocked (Jam Press Vid/@urbex_muse)

"This asylum in particular was exclusively for black patients and engaged in a variety of unethical acts including the sterilisation of these patients due to racism and eugenics.

"Knowing what happened within these walls, especially with that context, left every inch of the property feeling sombre."

Elsewhere, the rest of the asylum was equally chilling as a full stocked barber shop with hair products, dryers and clippers found on the floor below.

Gabby said: "While exploring we came across unusual finds.

The asylum baths were filled with chipping and rust (Jam Press Vid/@urbex_muse)

"We came across the patient bathtubs full of paint chips as well as a room filled with different varieties of wheelchairs and other mobility aids.

"As we continued to the lower floors, we entered the salon and barber shop, still fully stocked with hair products, dryers and clippers.

"It truly felt like we had just stepped back in time with how well preserved the salon appeared."

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