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West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, the scene of three deadly prison riots in 1973, 1979, and 1986, [148] is said to be haunted. [ 149 ] Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston is a previously abandoned psychiatric hospital that is purported to be haunted due to the many deaths of patients which occurred there.
West Virginia State Penitentiary. Moundsville, West Virginia The looming Gothic-style prison opened in 1876 and closed in 1995. During that time, there were 94 executions and 36 murders within its ...
Tip of terror: Gettysburg isn't the only haunted location in Pennsylvania. Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia is widely known to be one of the most haunted places in America. The ...
In 1863, West Virginia seceded from Virginia at the height of the American Civil War. Consequently, the new state had a shortage of various public institutions, including prisons. From 1863 to 1866, Governor Arthur I. Boreman lobbied the West Virginia Legislature for a state penitentiary but was repeatedly denied. The Legislature at first ...
The prison's fate was sealed in 1986 when the West Virginia State Supreme Court ruled that confinement to a 5-by-7-foot cell was considered cruel and unusual punishment.
The PRS goes ghost hunting in one of the most allegedly haunted locations in the United States – the West Virginia State Penitentiary. Psychic Michelle Belanger and Father Bob Bailey join the team. Psychic Michelle Belanger and Father Bob Bailey join the team.
It also ended up at #1 on Yelp's Top 20 Haunted Houses List last year. ... Pennsylvania— Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA. ... Virginia— DarkWood Manor Haunted House in Luray, VA.
"Eastern State Penitentiary" Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: May 17, 2019 () 5: 5 "Emerald Hill Hell House" McCue Family Estate in Monongahela, Pennsylvania: May 24, 2019 () 6: 6 "Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum" Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia: May 31, 2019 () 7: 7 "LaLaurie Mansion"