Haunted Prisons - Best of Coast to Coast AM - 10/13/26
Summary
Paranormal investigator Ross Allison discusses the haunting potential of U.S. prisons, noting that intense energy and routine likely make many facilities haunted. He details the horrific 1938 Klondike killings at Holmesburg Prison, where four men were cooked to death, and explores how such trauma fuels lingering spirits. The conversation also covers unethical government experiments on prisoners and Allison’s personal experiences investigating notorious sites like Brushy Mountain and Eastern State Penitentiary.
Topics discussed
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Introduction of Ross Allison and haunted prisons
How Ross became interested in investigating prisons
Discussion of the most haunted prisons
Reasons why prisons are haunted
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The 1938 Klondike oven deaths at Holmesburg
Aftermath and lingering hauntings of the Klondike
Pharmaceutical experiments on inmates
Current status and size of Holmesburg facility
Ross's experience investigating Eastern State
Willingness to spend the night in haunted prisons
Why ghosts remain in prison systems
Favorite prison: Brushy Mountain in Tennessee
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