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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 ...
January 1, 1986, was the date of the most infamous riot in the history of the penitentiary. The West Virginia Penitentiary was undergoing many changes and problems, and security had become extremely thin in all areas. Since it was a "cons" prison, most of the locks on the cells had been picked and inmates roamed the halls freely.
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 ...
The Christmas Shootout of 1927, (Cedar Avenue and 3rd Street) South Pittsburg, Tennessee; Emily's Bridge, Stowe, Vermont; West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, West Virginia; Fort Knox, Prospect, Maine; Overview The episode ventures into towns across America that are reportedly haunted by their dark pasts.
Villisca Ax Murder House: Villisca: Iowa: United States [4] Waverly Hills Sanatorium: Louisville: Kentucky: United States [17] West Virginia State Penitentiary: Moundsville: West Virginia: United States [9] Westminster Hall and Burying Ground: Baltimore: Maryland: United States [19] Wilson Hall: Athens: Ohio: United States [6]
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.
Haunted sites. Wyoming tops the list of most haunted sites per capita. With 78 haunted places, that puts the state at about 13 per 100,000 people.