Marcus Parks

In the halls of these institutions, Jimmy Savile found the most vulnerable, docile, and malleable people in England, and he abused them for decades.

Now, to get the full scope of Jimmy Savile's crimes, let's go through these institutions one by one, starting with a frequent subject here on Last Podcast.

I think it's the facility we've spoken about the most, Broadmoor Hospital.

Built in 1868 as a criminal lunatic asylum, Broadmoor is a 53-acre facility built on a ridge overlooking the countryside in Berkshire.

In 1949, its control was transferred to the Department of Health, who redesigned it as a special hospital that treated patients with mental illness and or dangerous, violent, or criminal behavior.

In other words, not everyone in Broadmoor is dangerous, but many patients were and are.

The facility was overcrowded, understaffed, and run like a prison until 1957, when a doctor came in to modernize Broadmoor.

A little over 10 years later, Jimmy Savile showed up on Broadmoor's doorstep, offering to help improve conditions and improve the facility's image.

Now, Savile was drawn to Broadmoor by a patient in 1968.

A guy sent Jimmy Savile a fan letter containing a Brazil nut set on a wooden plaque, inscribed with the words...

Nutter's Inc.

Jimmy Savile.

That's fun.

It's fun.

It is.

And along with this ornament was a letter from the patient asking Savile if he'd hold an event at Broadmoor Hospital.

If he did, the patient said that he would make Savile an honorary member of the Broadmoor Nutter's Club.

This is actually a real club organized by Broadmoor patients.

So Savile wrote back saying he'd be happy to.

Like, literally?