by Meredith Newman, Illinois Answers Project
October 28, 2024
Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm and suicide.
This story is part of an ongoing series.
PEORIA, Ill. – He had been in the chair for 20 hours. He was exhausted. He felt helpless. He thought he’d be restrained for a few hours. Now, he was approaching a day. The whisperings of Charlie, the hallucination always with him, were growing louder.
It was…
