Misfit Apparitions, The Podcast

Ep. 24 - The Old Lavaca County Jail


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It opened in 1885 and for 120 years the walls inside this jail witnessed killings, suicides and historic floods.  Now having stood for nearly 140 years, it is now a location known for vibrant paranormal activity.  From disembodied voices to clanking cell doors to shadow figures, this tiny location packs a prodigious punch on the paranormal scale and definitely ranks as one of the most haunted locations in the state of Texas.

This episode was recorded live on location on Halloween night, our first ever Halloween investigation.  We live streamed the first hour of the investigation and, another first for us, we investigated while wearing our Halloween costumes.

The majority of this recording was done inside the jail cell where a man hung himself in 1990.  The building that this cell was in has no electricity.  The sounds you will hear of the jail cell door opening and closing were done manually by turning a wheel.  We received interaction through a K2 meter and some of what was captured on audio are found at these timecodes:


17:44 - The strong smell of coffee permeated in the main hall of the building

23:22 - Ernest asks, "Can you knock for us like this?" followed by 3 knocks

23:36 - 3 knocks fading response

29:45 - Banging on the bars

30:33 - Bang on bars

31:07 - Don asks, "Would you like the jail door open?"

31:10 - Response, "Yes."

42:44 - Unknown sound

44:31 - Unknown sound

45:54 - Unknown sound

52:55 - Single faint knock

53:32 - Ernest asks, "Can you knock for us, like this?" followed by 3 knocks

53:43 - 2 knocks response

55:50 - Quiet bang

58:10 - Don asks, "Did your parents make you feel as though it was your fault?"

58:14 - Light bang response

58:31 - Light bang


RESOURCES:

https://texashistory.unt.edu/

https://www.findagrave.com/


Opening and closing music courtesy of Rok Nardin

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