Today on the Grave Talks, the old Lake County Jail and the spirits that have never left.

A conversation with Jackie Thompson and Sandy Boyd.

Drive down Main Street in Crown Point, Indiana, and you'll see a beautiful red brick mansion.

But there's more to that building, much more.

That red brick mansion was built in 1892, and it was the sheriff's house in jail.

Originally, 10 jail cells were on site. But soon, they needed more

cells and by 1928, they had grown to 150 cells. For years, it might have been best known as an

inescapable prison. That is, until one very famous prisoner, John Dillinger,

escaped. These days, it might be best known for the prisoners and guards who have never left.

It was recently voted number six in the USA Today's top ten haunted destinations in the U.S.

Today on the Grave Talks, we'll talk about those who have never left to the Old Lake County Jail

with Jackie Thompson, Vice President, and Sandy Boyd President of the Old Sheriff's House Foundation.

Music of the Old Sheriff's House Foundation. I was looking at photos of the Old Lake County Jail.

It looks like a really awesome red brick mansion built. When was it built? Late 1800s?

1882. When it was originally built, the law in Indiana was that the sheriff had to live adjacent to the jail.

So the big brick building you see is the sheriff's house.

There's like a living room, dining room, front parlor, there's bedrooms. He was required to live

here with his family. So it was originally built with the 10 cells, but the overcrowding was, you know, a lot.

So in 1908, they built another three-floor addition onto the jail.

So in 1908, when they built that addition onto the jail, then how many cells did they have?

I think they added another 50 cells at that point.

And then in 1929, they finished the third edition on the jail.

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