Articles related to "Haunted Prisons"

Spanish explorers named it La Isla de los Alcatraces, Island of Pelicans. The isle's history is as tragic as its ghosts.

Finding a haunted prison tour isn't difficult these days. Check out some old famous jails notorious for paranormal activity that you can tour yourself.

The prison was an experiment to reform criminals. Inmates were held in solitary confinement, sometimes leading to insanity. Phantom sounds and shapes are heard and seen.

The demolished prison housed well-known inmates, gave rise to a legend and made people wonder if a Shawnee Chief's curse was at work. Reported hauntings, no surprise.

According to legend, Sarah Winchester, Heiress of the Winchester Rifle fortune, was told by a psychic to build a house- and never stop construction on it.

Molly Maguire Alexander Campbell, convicted of murder, was executed. He maintained his innocence, leaving his handprint as proof in the Carbon County Prison.