PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRIVATE RESIDENCE. A FAMILY DOES RESIDE HERE.

IT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR FOR TOURS, THRILL SEEKING, ETC.

PLEASE DO NOT GO WANDERING ONTO THEIR PROPERTY WITHOUT ANY PROPER CONSENT. As there has been a rise in break-ins, we are writing this blog in hopes that Washington State paranormal teams, enthusiasts or lookie-lous stay away. Breaking and entering is killing the paranormal field with the constant thrill seeking and law breaking. Show some respect for the family, and their children, that live there.)

Photo courtesy of starvationheights.com

In the early 1900, during the era of health spas and Dr. Kellogg's sanitarium, one such sanitarium opened here in the Pacific Northwest known as Wilderness Heights aka Starvation Heights.

Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard was an overbearing, greedy and thorough woman. It was her dream to design and build a sanitarium. She went forth and created Wilderness Heights. Hidden within the forest of evergreen was the start of her dream. However, the only notoriety she would later receive were for her acts in starving her patients down to dilirium, having them sign over their wealth, and finally starving them off to death.

In further attempts to achieve the financial wealth needed to back her dream, she forged wills and death certificates at the end of her patients life. It is to be believed that 40+ patients fell victim to her vegetable broth fast and organ plummeling "massages."

Dr. Hazzard firmly believed that starvation was the cure all for disease, and many fled quick to try it. She wrote a successful book; "Fasting for the Cure of Disease", which you can still find references too when searched for on the internet, as some doctors still stand behind her medical theories of starvation for acheiving full health. After becoming sick herself, Dr. Hazzard eventually succumb to her own fasting cure.

Nothing remains of the Sanitarium, but for a cement foundation that was previously the incinerator, a few random foundations, and at one time the cabin Dr. Hazzard resided in. Unfortunately, as of 2008, according to WSPIR's website, the cabin has also finally come down. All that's left is the new home, that the current family that who owns the property, has built to live in.

WSPIR: Washington State Paranormal Investigations and Research were invited to do an investigation at Wilderness Heights; a.k.a. "Starvation Heights", by the current owners. WSPIR has since hosted a return investigations, and invited APART along to accompany them.

At the location we, APART, assisted WSPIR with the investigation of Dr. Hazzard's original cabin house. This house was the beginning of a long painful nightmare for many people. It had since turned into warm and loving family home, only to finally decay into a carcus of wooden bare bones well weathered in our wet Pacific Northwest. (Please note, the family STILL resides on the property. It is not vacant and open to trapsing around on!!!)

We were able to participate in the two sub sequential investigations since the initial WSPIR investigation. We feel very fortunate to be apart of such an astounding portion of Washington State history as well as being trusted enough to join in on such a sensational and emotional event. You can read part one of WSPIR's experiences on their website by clicking their link listed above. This is a deep thanks, filled with gratitude, to allow us the opportunity to to accompany them.

References to this case can be found:

http://www.starvationheights.com

Starvation Heights – Gregg Olsen

http://www.myspace.com/doctorhazzard – Good site to go see photos of some of her victims, her tale, etc.

http://www.wspir.com/0405.htm

http://www.apartofwa.com/wspiraff.htm

"Wilderness Heights" was exactly the same as the Kellogg Sanitarium. The difference is the approach to health. Dr. Hazzard was evil and greedy.