The brothers carried the photographs and notebook upstairs and called the police. Within hours, the quiet street outside filled with flashing lights, investigators, and reporters. What they found next stunned the entire neighborhood.
City records from the 1950s revealed that the home’s original owner, Dr. Edward M. Halbrook, had been a psychiatrist who secretly operated an unlicensed “treatment” facility for children. The center was shut down after multiple complaints, but no one ever found the missing kids. The sealed basement Daniel uncovered was part of that hidden facility—a chamber where the doctor conducted forbidden experiments and documented the results in private journals.
No remains were found, but forensic experts confirmed that the underground room had been sealed for more than sixty years. It was as if someone wanted the truth buried forever.