Ghost Adventures (S01E03) Moundsville, WV - Moundsville Penitentiary

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Zak, Nick and Aaron go to Moundsville, WV, to investigate and confront the tortured souls that remain inside the abandoned Moundsville State Penitentiary. The prison was mired by evil, torture and death for over a century.

The West Virginia State Penitentiary is a retired, Gothic style prison located in Moundsville, West Virginia. It operated from 1876 to 1995. Currently, the site is maintained as a tourist attraction and training facility.

From 1899 to 1959, ninety-four men were executed. Hanging was the method of execution until 1949 with eighty-five men meeting that fate. The public could attend hangings until June 19th, 1931. On that date, Frank Hyer was executed for murdering his wife. However, when the trap door beneath him was opened and his full weight was put onto the noose, he was instantly decapitated. Following this event, attendance at hangings was by invitation only.

The last man to face execution by hanging, Bud Peterson from Logan County, lies in the prison's cemetery, as his family refused to claim his body. Beginning in 1951, electrocution became the means of execution. Ironically, the electric chair, nicknamed "Old Sparky", used by the prison was originally built by an inmate there, Paul Glenn. Nine men died in the chair until the state outlawed execution entirely in 1965. The original chair is on display in the facility and is a part of the official tour.

Tours are available for tourists wishing to see the prison. The Elizabethtown Festival is held every May to celebrate and remember historic Moundsville. A haunted attraction called the "Dungeon of Horrors" is also set up for the Halloween season. Paranormal groups and enthusiast travel guides consider Moundsville Prison to be one of the most haunted prisons in the United States, with ghost stories originating as early as the 1930s. Legends include the prison occupying the site of a Native American burial ground. Reports include former guards seeing phantom inmates and a "shadow man" wandering the premises, as well as unexplained noises, voices, and cold spots.

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[evilbetty00]

1:44-1:47 Right after he says "i cant see...", look to your right where the door is....you can see some sort of a manifestation. It looks like an arm is reaching out toward the guy. creepy lol

[DovydasRybakas]

Nik always get hurt Thumns up if you agree... :D:D

[tattedpanda]

2 me it looks like the reflection of his hoody

[pendesi]

6:00 she is hot mmmmm look at those tits!!!

[1JOHNBOY213]

@evilbetty00 dam i just saw this episode i replayed it over and over crazy stuff i thought i i was losing it but thank to you im feeling good , you could see a hand and even a thumb

[Mattisnotavailabable]

Where is this hand in the door? All I'm seeing is Aaron, if someone could help point it out that would be great :D

[JuhiFromMeerut]

@evilbetty00 DO try and capture it on tape.. would love to see YOUR freeze face and tongue in cheek... (My condition when i saw the hand in glass..) :D

[evilbetty00]

@JuhiFromMeerut haha thanks man!! love this stuff xD it would be neat to hang with those guys

[JuhiFromMeerut]

@evilbetty00 After much pauses, replays and playing Yes i did saw some hand.. on the upper right side glass of the wooden door. It was for a friction of time.. Good Observation Man!!! Well done I must say...

[niku959]

1:44-1:47 the hand or something in the door is creepy

[smoothcriteria]

@evilbetty00 yeah!!!!!!!!!!! making it look even more fake!!!!!!

[evilbetty00]

well.....i am REALLY into this paranormal stuff!!! if there was a way i could be on any of these shows i totally would lol