The Hauntings of Nevada State Prison, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC
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🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!
From lethal gas to lethal injection, death was a constant presence inside Nevada State Prison. Over its long history, more than 40 of Nevada’s most notorious criminals were executed within its walls, many meeting their end just steps away from where they had lived out their final days.
Though the prison officially closed in 2012, its story didn’t end there.
Today, reports of paranormal activity continue to emerge from nearly every corner of the facility. Apparitions are said to appear in the mess hall. Unexplained sounds echo through the shower rooms. Former staff, inmates, and investigators alike describe encounters that suggest something—or someone—never left.
On this episode of The Grave Talks, we sit down with Susan Bernard to explore the hauntings of Nevada State Prison. What happens when a place built for punishment, confinement, and death is suddenly abandoned? Are the spirits tied to unfinished sentences, lingering trauma, or something darker that took hold long before the doors were sealed shut?
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| 0:15.7 | Today on The Grave Talks, the Prisoners who remain at the Nevada State Prison, a conversation with Susan |
| 0:22.5 | Bernard. |
| 0:30.5 | From lethal gas to lethal injection, death loomed large within the walls of the Nevada |
| 0:36.4 | State Prison, |
| 0:41.8 | claiming the lives of more than 40 of Nevada's most notorious criminals. |
| 0:47.7 | But amidst the shadows of execution chambers and the whispers of the departed, |
| 0:49.7 | there lies a darker tale, |
| 0:57.3 | one of spirits that linger long after their sentences have been served. Despite its closure in 2012, the Nevada State Prison remains a sight of eerie fascination. Chilling reports of |
| 1:04.5 | paranormal activity persist to this day. From the mess hall to the shower rooms, former staff, inmates, and investigators, |
| 1:13.7 | all report spine-tingling encounters with apparitions and unexplained phenomena. |
| 1:20.5 | Today on the Grave Talks, the hauntings of the Nevada State Prison, a conversation with Susan |
| 1:27.1 | Bernard. |
| 1:32.9 | So, Susan, I'm really excited to dive into talking about the Nevada State Prison today. |
| 1:39.4 | And tell me a little about you. |
| 1:42.2 | What is your connection to the prison? First of all, thank you for having me. |
| 1:47.0 | Oh, thanks for doing this. We just love this. First of all, I really got involved with Nevada |
| 1:54.2 | State Prison back in 2013. It ended up to where I went in to do an investigation, and that was after it was closed in 2012. |
| 2:07.6 | And then we have a little background with the prison. My husband's great-grandfather was Matt Penrose. |
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