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The Troubled Souls of Eastern State Penitentiary - A True Hauntings Podcast

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Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.6 • 627 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Grizzly stories of torture and death behind bars lead to reports of ghosts that now haunt Eastern State Penitentiary. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world’s first true “penitentiary,” opened more than 180 years ago, it changed the world. A prison designed to inspire penitence, and true regret, in the hearts of prisoners. In this episode, Anne & Renata explore some of the prisoner's personal stories, and the encounters with those with whom parole has not been granted. Is it this site of hardened criminals actually haunted?  You'll have to listen in to find out. The Troubled Souls of Eastern State Penitentiary - A True Hauntings Podcast SUPPORT THE SPONSORS THAT SUPPORT THIS SHOW This Show is Sponsored by BetterHelp - Visit www.BetterHelp.com/P60 for 10% off your first month. Hello Fresh - Go to www.HelloFresh.com/p60free and use codeP60Free for Free Breakfast for life! Mint Mobile - To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, and get the plan shipped to your door for FREE, go to www.MintMobile.com/P60 Rocket Money - Start saving money and reclaim control over your finances with www.RocketMoney.com/P60 Follow Anne and Renata: Facebook: @AnneAndRenata Instagram: @AnneAndRenata YouTube: @AnneAndRenata TikTok: @AnneAndRenata

Transcript

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With its massive high stone walls, decaying corridors and dank stark cells that once housed

0:10.5

thousands of hardened criminals, Eastern state penitentiary certainly looks the part of being a haunted prison.

0:18.3

Its 142-year history is full of suicide, insanity, disease, murder and torture,

0:26.9

making it the perfect location for the spirits of troubled souls that were left behind

0:31.7

to roam its abandoned halls.

0:35.0

Thousands of people explore the historic penitentiary every year, and several emerge with

0:40.9

their own ghostly encounters.

0:43.4

Employees and tourists hear whispering, giggling, and even weeping while exploring the

0:49.4

property.

0:50.4

When they investigate where the noises are coming from, they never find the source.

0:56.2

Welcome to this week's episode of The True Hauntings podcast.

0:59.5

I'm Anne Recovic.

1:00.5

And I'm Renata Daniel.

1:02.1

This week we head back to America to explore the eastern state penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1:11.7

Anne and Renata have been investigating paranormal occurrences for the past 20 years.

1:18.7

They have been at the center of various unexplained phenomena and have witnessed countless

1:23.8

ghostly experiences.

1:26.2

The duo now turned to high-profile cases that have attracted the eyes of the world.

1:32.3

Between the dimensions we see and the dimensions we don't,

1:36.3

supernatural forces are at play.

1:40.3

Evil lurks within the shadows of our homes, and in the darkest corners of our minds.

1:46.0

It follows us like a shadow, forever.

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