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Unsolved Mysteries

Jailhouse Ghosts

Unsolved Mysteries

Cosgrove Meurer Productions, Inc. + Audacy

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.73.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Erected in 1914, the Chester County Jail is a hotbed of paranormal activity. In the past 12 years, administrator Liz Anderson has learned to work alongside several different ghosts who allegedly haunt the jail. When Liz invites members of the Charlotte Area Paranormal Society (CAPS) to investigate the ghostly activity, it comes as no surprise that they, too, have incredible experiences with the spirits. To find out more about this case visit: https://unsolved.com/podcasts/jailhouse-ghosts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The first night that I went there was really cloudy and dark. The building itself just looks so

0:40.8

intimidating. I don't know how to explain it. You're in a jail at night. Who knows what's happened

0:46.9

in there? It can be very, very creepy inside the jail. Creepy is a good word. You always have the

0:56.0

feeling that someone's watching you, that there's someone there.

1:07.7

It's the middle of the night at the Chester County jail in South Carolina. The 1914 building has

1:13.6

held some hardened criminals over the years, but on this night everything is eerily quiet,

1:19.2

until suddenly a haunting sound echoes through the empty hallways. Some lonely inmate is tuning

1:25.4

his guitar, preparing to strom a ragtime tune from the 1920s. But there's just one problem.

1:31.6

The jail's last prisoner transferred out almost 50 years ago. I'm Steve French and this is Unsolved

1:47.2

Mysteries. Jail House Ghosts. Chester, South Carolina is a tiny town about 10 miles off the

2:04.1

interstate, nestled between cotton fields and turkey farms. The old jail sits behind the

2:10.7

courthouse. It's a sturdy concrete block building with the words 1914 Chester County jail etched

2:17.6

above big windows that are covered with bars. This historic building is widely regarded as one of

2:23.8

the most haunted locations in South Carolina. The first day I went, I have to tell you, it was sort

2:31.7

of scary to go in there by yourself, because I could immediately feel the presence.

2:37.3

Liz Smith Anderson runs the Chester County Historical Society, which is housed in the old abandoned jail.

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