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From Charles Williams (Prisoner #1) entering blind and hooded in 1829, to Al Capone screaming "Jimmy, leave me alone!" in his luxury cell, to Willie Sutton's legendary tunnel escape, Eastern State's 142-year history is soaked in suffering, innovation, and impossibility.
We'll take you inside:
✓ The architectural revolution that influenced 300+ prisons worldwide
✓ The brutal reality of the Pennsylvania System's 24/7 isolation
✓ Horrific punishments: the Iron Gag, the Mad Chair, and the Hole
✓ Cellblock 3's medical horrors—tuberculosis treatments and psychiatric observation cells
✓ Decades of documented paranormal activity across all seven cellblocks
✓ Why 60+ paranormal investigation teams visit annually
Featuring evidence from Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventures, and firsthand accounts from staff who refuse to enter certain areas alone. Charles Dickens called it "immeasurably worse than any torture of the body." Modern investigators call it one of the most haunted places in the world.
This is the complete story of how America's most progressive prison reform became its most notorious paranormal hotspot—where good intentions created hell on earth, and the ghosts still haven't left.
🕯️ Come Curious. Stay Strange. 🕯️
Hosts: Lee, Josh, and Jen
Edited by: Jeremy Schroeder (Schroeder Audio)
Find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere you listen.
#EasternStatePenitentiary #HauntedPrison #AlCapone #TrueCrime #ParanormalInvestigation #PrisonHistory #PhiladelphiaHistory #GhostStories #SolitaryConfinement #DarkHistory #HistoricalMysteries #SSOSPodcast
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From Charles Williams (Prisoner #1) entering blind and hooded in 1829, to Al Capone screaming "Jimmy, leave me alone!" in his luxury cell, to Willie Sutton's legendary tunnel escape, Eastern State's 142-year history is soaked in suffering, innovation, and impossibility.
We'll take you inside:
✓ The architectural revolution that influenced 300+ prisons worldwide
✓ The brutal reality of the Pennsylvania System's 24/7 isolation
✓ Horrific punishments: the Iron Gag, the Mad Chair, and the Hole
✓ Cellblock 3's medical horrors—tuberculosis treatments and psychiatric observation cells
✓ Decades of documented paranormal activity across all seven cellblocks
✓ Why 60+ paranormal investigation teams visit annually
Featuring evidence from Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventures, and firsthand accounts from staff who refuse to enter certain areas alone. Charles Dickens called it "immeasurably worse than any torture of the body." Modern investigators call it one of the most haunted places in the world.
This is the complete story of how America's most progressive prison reform became its most notorious paranormal hotspot—where good intentions created hell on earth, and the ghosts still haven't left.
🕯️ Come Curious. Stay Strange. 🕯️
Hosts: Lee, Josh, and Jen
Edited by: Jeremy Schroeder (Schroeder Audio)
Find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere you listen.
#EasternStatePenitentiary #HauntedPrison #AlCapone #TrueCrime #ParanormalInvestigation #PrisonHistory #PhiladelphiaHistory #GhostStories #SolitaryConfinement #DarkHistory #HistoricalMysteries #SSOSPodcast

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