The Captive Spirits Of Eastern State Penitentiary

Audio recorder picks up a strange sound. (whining) - What was that, did you hear that? - An EVP has been heard on set and it is not mine. - Yeah - Uh oh - I mean, when we're on set I try to actively give you everything we can. - I think this is embarrassing for you. - You're right, it's embarrassing. - Shane Madej, leader of the Shaniacs admitting to an executive vice president on set, this is... - You got us. - The S.S. Madej has just received a devastating blow to the bow and is receiving... - It's over, we're done. -He is drinking water, I don't think he will succeed.

The most notable of the Eastern State Penitentiary inmates was notorious Chicago mob boss Al, Scarface, Capone. Capone spent about eight months in this

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between 1929 and 1930, for carrying a concealed weapon, a lethal weapon. Unlike most inmates, Capone's cell was quite nice, containing paintings, a polished desk, a radio playing waltz music, and a softly glowing desk lamp. However, things were not as comfortable as they seemed for Capone. One of the crimes Capone was believed to have planned was the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which resulted in the deaths of seven men, one of whom was a man known as Jimmy Clark.

Capone's contemporaries within Eastern State reported hearing Capone yelling and pleading for someone named Jimmy to come out and leave him alone. Capone's cell has been restored to the

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it was in when he lived in it and can still be visited today. -I'm a little disappointed that he's haunted. - Because? -That he was tormented by things. I don't know, tough guy, I murdered a lot of people. - It doesn't matter, no one is ghost-proof. - I'm ghost-proof. - You're not ghost-proof. You are just an idiot who refuses to see evidence. - I'm ghost-proof, honey. - No you are not.

Then, apparently when Al Capone was staying here, his cellmates heard him screaming for a man named Jimmy Clark, one of the seven men who were murdered in the St. Valentine's Day massacre, of which he is known to be the Intelectual author. -Al, it's me. I'm also from the Prairie State, land of Lincoln. If you're here, let us contact you. we want to know-- - No - Yes you, I guess we're asking a ghost if you were haunted by a ghost when you were here. We wonder if there is a double ghost situation. Are you still haunted by Jimmy's ghost, even though you are a ghost yourself now?

Ryan... - I'm sure if a ghost died and then became a ghost, he'd see Jimmy and they'd probably like to discuss it... - Oh, he said, why did you do that? And then Jimmy says, to be fair... - A ghost can't chase another ghost... - You murdered me. - A little true, yes. - Yes - Okay Al, I know this is going to be weird, but you could use this box to talk to us. (white noise) Alright Al, - Go away. This will make my mind melt. Hi Al, my name is Ryan. Could you say it, Ryan?

Could you say my name, Al? - Shut up - Did you say shut up? - I think Shane said. - It sounded like you said shut up. What's going on in your mine right now, Shane? - Not much. - You don't like that it says Scarface? - No. - Oh fuck (laughs) - Did he say no? -He sounded like, oh no. My mind is already starting to melt, oh God. Okay, that was just radio, that was just the radio that my head makes me... - No, Ryan - That sounded like it wasn't Ryan. Fuck, damn, okay, my mind is starting to melt.

What color are the jackets we wear? - Brown and white - That sounded like more than one word. It involves scanning channels at a speed of fifteen hundredths of a second, so in theory it should be a voice, a ghost, not a radio. Brown and white-(groans)-No, it's brown and white, he answered my question. - Brown and white. - Right now, the masses of Shaniacs are sneaking around in the dark, because they have no idea what is going on, they are seeing the truth. - Look at these two. - Dude, that sounded like look at these two, but... - That sounded like Will Smith. - (laughs) - Is Will Smith dead?

Has anyone watched the news? - This prison also had its fair share of escape attempts. One failed attempt involved 12 men, who took turns using spoons and flattened cans to dig a 31-inch hole in a wall of cell 68, eventually digging 12 feet underground. This is the entrance to the great escape that ultimately failed, but in here they took turns using spoons and tools to (whistle). Right now, our audio recorder picks up what sounds like a human whistle. (whistling) - There were people working in that prison when we were there. - There was a maintenance man, and there was the lady who was helping us guide us, to show us the place so we wouldn't get lost.

Uh, the lady was silent, the maintenance man, if I remember correctly, was told to stop working and stay away. I think this is obviously a ghost. - I thought you were raising your standards this season. - This is the highest standard here. It's quite surprising, I heard that they took 30 minute shifts to dig this tunnel. How the fuck did they do this quietly? - One of them was probably singing or playing jacks or something. - You think it was, ♫ Don't dig a tunnel here ♫ Don't listen to me, it's just a lot of noise. - ♫ No more digging, just a lot of singing ♫ Don't come in here and look around - ♫ Nothing strange is happening here When these inmates were recaptured, they were moved to cell block 13.

The punishment block, often referred to as the hole . The hole now consists of four solitary cells measuring just four by eight feet. Inmates would be locked in these dark, damp, poorly ventilated cells for up to a month. This is the hole. - Why does it happen so often that it ends in a hole or a pit? - Well, I mean, these are the big bad cells in the whole prison. This is where they put the people who were being punished. - Alright. There's punitive isolation down here. - Alright. Oh, you're jumping right into it. - Well, it's a hole, what else can you do?

Oh shit. Oh boy. I think I heard rats down here. - I also read that they turned up the heat here to make people sweat. Oh my god, this is horrible. -This looks like a place where a serial killer would keep his victims. - Are these the cells? - Yes, I would say so. - This is where they punished, probably, the most brutal and violent criminals. - The problem is that if something attacks us down here, I'm going to hit my head on the ceiling and break my skull. - Well, that sucks, should we go in there and have a little session? - Yes - Oh, oh, God. - Yeah, I don't think there's an either/or in the situation, Ryan. - Oh, there is, and I don't like it, but I'll suggest it anyway. - What's that? - In the spirit of maybe getting more evidence and something not being so scared, what would happen if we went in there alone? - Yes that's fine. - I hate that you're so willing to do that. - This is... this is not advisable. (knocks) Very well, if there are restless

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down here with unfinished business, now would be the time to communicate. - My heart is beating very fast right now. (laughs) Oh, man. - OK dude.

Keep your wits about you - Shut up - You're going to hear a lot of little drips, but those are, you know, stalactites working overtime. - Just get out of here, so I can finish this. - Huh? Well. It was fun to imagine people who have been there in the past. - Who is that? My God, my eyes are starting to play tricks on me. There's no one there, there's no one there. It's just your eyes, it's the darkness. Oh my god, I think I see something in front of me. No, no, no, it's just my eyes, it's just my eyes, it's just tricks. (steps) Let's get out of here.

Boo, boo, boo, boop, boop, boop, boop (creepy piano music) Well, Eastern State Penitentiary, it's been fun. With Eastern State Penitentiary's history of death, punishment and misery, many believe the restless

spirits

of its inmates still remain trapped within its walls. After spending a night wandering its halls, I can't deny that we weren't alone, or whether Eastern State Penitentiary is definitely haunted or not will remain unresolved. (creepy tones) - Hi Ryan, I like your shirt. - Thanks, I like yours too. - Thank you - Buy it here.