March 25--The Tennessee Wraith Chasers ghost-hunting team investigates paranormal activity at the former Peoria State Hospital complex in downstate Bartonville in an upcoming episode of "Ghost Asylum," show reps announced Friday.
The hospital, once called the Illinois Asylum for the Incurable Insane, is one of a few locations the team visits for the series' new season, which is scheduled to premiere 9 p.m. April 3 on Destination America.
Patients were treated on the hospital's campus from 1902-73. The Bowen Building, the centerpiece of the complex, has been open for paranormal ghost tours since 2012. The spot was featured on a "Ghost Hunters" episode in 2013.
The "Ghost Asylum" team also visits the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City; Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, Fla.; the Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee; and the USS Edson, a decommissioned naval destroyer docked in Bay City, Mich., in the upcoming season.
