Illinois Adventure #1301 Franklin County Jail Museum
The Historic Jail Museum in Benton serves as the home of the Franklin County Tourism Bureau. This beautifully restored 1905 structure houses memorabilia of the gang era from the days of prohibition, as well as mementos from famous Benton natives, including General John A. Logan, actor John Malkovich, NBA basketball star Doug Collins, and Beatle George Harrison, who visited his sister in Benton in the summer of 1963.
Special Mentions: The jail became a symbol for the gang era in Southern Illinois during Prohibition, and became the last stop for Charlie Birger, the last man publically hanged in Illinois on April 19, 1928 for the 1926 murder of West City's mayor, Joe Adams. A new jail was built in 1991, and the old jail was placed on the register of Historic Places on Feb. 1, 1999.
Illinois Franklin County Jail
Here is Sighs Investigation of Illinois Franklin County Jail in Benton Illinois Dec 10 2016
Franklin County Jail, Illinois, USA
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Historic Gallows Benton Illinois
The place of Charlie Birger's hang'n. The last man to be hanged in the state of Illinois. April 19th 1929
America's Most Haunted Jail. Captured EVP's - Ghost Photo's and More!
I did a recent walk-through at the old Franklin County Jail Museum in Benton, IL. The Southern IL. gangster Charlie Birger was hanged at this jail in 1928. He was the last person to be hanged in the state of IL. For a little more history on the jail use this link:
During the 25 minute walk-through we captured multiple class A evp's. Some evp's were residual impressions from times gone by and some were actual spirits that communicated and responded to questions. We also captured a ghost mist photo with several faces in it and a large eye. The topping on this cake was when we left I pulled around in front of the jail to take an IR photo of the front of the jail. When examined at home we found an incredible likeness of Charlie Birger in the upper second floor left window. The paranormal activity at the jail is extremely high considering we had captured all of this in 25 minutes in the middle of a sunny afternoon. This has to be one of the most haunted places in Illinois.
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1920's Jail Museum, Illinois
They were closed on this Sunday, so my dog Kelly & I toured the outside of the place!! Benton, ILL. Truckersue.com
Curator Bob Ray Benton Jail Tour April 2016
Here, curator, Bob Ray of the Historic Jail Museum in Benton Illinois gives a brief tour about the last moments of Charlie Birger. The last person to be hanged in the state of Illinois, until -dead, dead...dead.
MGHPI The Old Benton Co. Jail
Music By: Mark Collie In Time, Tim Blake Nelson In The Jailhouse Now, and The Executioners It's Going Down
Ghost Orb / EVP Caught on Camera At Church In Benton, IL
On December 25, 2014 we captured a ghost orb and a few EVP in an old church on south main in Benton, IL. The church is now a clubhouse for the Infamous Outlaws Motorcycle club.
Outlaws & Jail Museum
Housed in a red-brick building that served as the Teller County Jail for nearly 90 years, this historic Cripple Creek museum gives visitors an authentic taste of the shadier side of life in the Worlds Greatest Gold Camp, along with a glimpse into the lives of the lawmen charged with keeping the peace.
Haunted 200 Year OldTavern EVP Session Paranormal Ghost
I was driving down U.S. Rt 50 East of Salem, IL. when I noticed the old Halfway Tavern and slammed on my breaks and pulled in for a quick visit. The Halfway Tavern was built in the early 1800's and was the halfway resting point along the trail between Vincennes, IN. and St. Louis. The original building was tore down and recontructed in the early 1970's. There are a few lingering spirits tied to this place. This was just a quick unplanned visit that lasted no more than ten minutes.
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10 Most Haunted US Prisons - Halloween 2014
Throughout history many prisons were places teeming with violence, disease, inhumane treatment, and death. Not surprisingly, a number of them are said to be overflowing with unsettled spirits.
Here are 10 very haunted US correctional facilities.
Number 10. Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prisoners here were subjected to any one of a number of tortures, including being dipped in water and hung out to freeze. It’s been closed since 1971, but the spirits within moan, whisper, and even grasp onto the living to this day.
Number 9. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, San Francisco, California. Among its infamous inmates was Al Capone, but nowadays it’s the ghosts that get most of the attention. Pictures of spirits, inexplicable bone-chilling cold spots, and mysterious cries are just a few of the recently reported activities.
Number 8. West Virginia State Penitentiary, Moundsville, West Virginia. If dismal lives beget angry ghosts, then this place has got to have thousands. Until the mid 1980s up to three inmates occupied each 5-by-7 cell, day after day, year after year.
Number 7. Burlington County Prison, Mount Holly, New Jersey. Joel Clough, a murderer who was executed and buried on the grounds, is the primary haunter. One ghost seeker said that he tried to make a recording of the spirit, but his otherwise working equipment kept getting mysteriously shut off.
Number 6. Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, Missouri. Time Magazine once called this place ‘America’s bloodiest 47 acres’. In 1954, 25 hundred prisoners rioted. Among the casualties was a man in solitary confinement who was tortured and killed by fellow inmates.
Number 5. Wyoming Frontier Prison, Rawlins, Wyoming. Among the hundreds who perished here, either from executions, poor conditions, or brutality, was a young male who murdered and cannibalized two girls. Based on a recently recorded Q&A, he has no idea how he died.
Number 4. Old Montana Prison, Deer Lodge, Montana. If there’s one thing to be said about the ghosts that occupy this place, it’s that they know how to keep themselves entertained. One of the sounds often heard is the shuffling of cards.
Number 3. Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield, Ohio. When it opened the prison was heralded as the dawn of a new era of rehabilitation. Before long, it became a place filled with murder and abuse, much like the others. Reports of paranormal activity within the decayed building are plentiful.
Number 2. Franklin County Jail, Benton, Illinois. Those who prefer their ghosts to be chatty and interactive will find Franklin County to be ideal. Video and audio recordings of the spirits show they like to converse with the living.
Number 1. Allegan Old Jail, Allegan County, Michigan. This small building once served as both the sheriff’s home and an incarceration facility. Some of the spirits still hanging around seem of a friendly sort and include the woman who would serve meals to inmates.
Which prison do you think is the most haunted?
1859 Jackson County Jail/Marshall House Museum
1859 Jackson County Jail/Marshall House Museum
Screaming Nightmare Sickness, at the Benton Square
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Behind the bars at the 1859 Jail And Marshal's Museum
Christine visits the 1859 Jail And Marshal's Museum in Independence.
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The Ku Klux Klan (), commonly called the KKK or simply the Klan and commonly misspelled as the Klu Klux Klan, refers to three distinct secret movements at different points in time in the history of the United States. Each has advocated extremist reactionary positions such as white supremacy, white nationalism, anti-immigration and—especially in later iterations—Nordicism and anti-Catholicism. Historically, the KKK used terrorism—both physical assault and murder—against groups or individuals whom they opposed. All three movements have called for the purification of American society and all are considered right-wing extremist organizations. In each era, membership was secret and estimates of the total were highly exaggerated by both friends and enemies.
The first Klan flourished in the Southern United States in the late 1860s, then died out by the early 1870s. It sought to overthrow the Republican state governments in the South during the Reconstruction Era, especially by using violence against African-American leaders. With numerous autonomous chapters across the South, it was suppressed around 1871, through federal law enforcement. Members made their own, often colorful, costumes: robes, masks and conical hats, designed to be terrifying and to hide their identities.The second group was founded in the South in 1915 and it flourished nationwide in the early and mid-1920s, including urban areas of the Midwest and West. Taking inspiration from D. W. Griffith's 1915 silent film The Birth of a Nation, which mythologized the founding of the first Klan, it employed marketing techniques and a popular fraternal organization structure. Rooted in local Protestant communities, it sought to maintain white supremacy, often took a pro-Prohibition stance, and it opposed Catholics and Jews, while also stressing its opposition to the Catholic Church at a time of high emigration from the mostly Catholic nations of Central Europe and Southern Europe. This second organization was funded by selling its members a standard white costume. It used K-words which were similar to those used by the first Klan, while adding cross burnings and mass parades to intimidate others. It rapidly declined in the later half of the 1920s.
The third and current manifestation of the KKK emerged after 1950, in the form of localized and isolated groups that use the KKK name. They have focused on opposition to the civil rights movement, often using violence and murder to suppress activists. It is classified as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center. As of 2016, the Anti-Defamation League puts total Klan membership nationwide at around 3,000, while the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) puts it at 6,000 members total.The second and third incarnations of the Ku Klux Klan made frequent references to America's Anglo-Saxon blood, hearkening back to 19th-century nativism. Although members of the KKK swear to uphold Christian morality, virtually every Christian denomination has officially denounced the KKK.