Reports of paranormal experiences began to trickle out from the inmates and guards in the 1940s. One of the more interesting ghostly stories of Eastern State happened to perhaps its most famous inmate – Al Capone. Other prisoners were said to hear Capone constantly screaming and begging with an unseen entity to be left alone. Capone himself reportedly said that the spirit “Jimmy” was none other than James Clark – one of the men murdered in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre that Capone was believed to be behind. It is even said that the spirit of “Jimmy” continued to haunt Capone well after his time in Eastern State Penitentiary, up until his death in 1947. The spirit that tormented Capone was hardly the only the ghost believed to haunt the walls of the prison. The sounds of disembodied screams, footsteps, talking, whispers, laughter and even crying are still commonly reported to this day. As is the case with black shadowy figures that are seen running down the hall or even darting from cell to cell. The most active area of the prison is reportedly Cellblock 12, but people have reported other strange encounters in Cellblock Four, Six and 15 (Death Row), as well as the Infirmary. There have even been sightings of a ghost, believed to be a guard, who haunts the Central Guard Tower and continues to keep an eye on the cellblocks.
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Members Present: John C. Fowler; Jon Bolton; Jeff Robbins; Jimmy Graver
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I think its very interesting that the employee we talked to and was one of our two guides said: “No employee has ever seen a ghost or anything like that at E.S.P.”, Though numerous other employees past and present of E.S.P. have told us their paranormal stories…
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