John Patric - Part 5: The Ballad of John Patric (Eccentric But Justified)
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Part 5 of a 5-part Smokestack Soundbites series on John Patric.
In 1958, Snohomish resident and writer John Patric was involuntarily committed to Northern State Hospital for the Insane. The psychiatrists there diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic, and recommended he be locked up indefinitely. They said he was a danger to society. As permitted by Washington State law, Patric demanded\\u2014and received\\u2014a jury trial to determine the matter of his sanity. This is the story of that trial, and of John Patric.
\\xa0\\u201cThe Ballad of John Patric (Eccentric But Justified)\\u201d
- Lyrics:\\xa0David Dilgard
- Arranged and performed by Van Ramsey
Learn more about Patric through the Northwest Room\'s digital collections.
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