LOCATION FILE
Missouri State Penitentiary
FOLLOWJefferson City, MO
DIRECTIONS →OVERVIEW
Opened in 1836, it was the oldest continually operating prison west of the Mississippi until it closed in 2004; at its peak it held thousands of inmates and its housing units and gas chamber still stand.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
One of the state's most-investigated sites; guards and visitors have long reported apparitions, voices, and footsteps in the cell blocks and the former execution chamber.
VISITING
Decommissioned; open to the public through official history and ghost tours.
SITE PLAN
UPLOAD A PLANNo plan on file yet.
A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
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No group has logged an investigation here yet.
HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
SIGN IN TO CONTRIBUTENo cited entries yet. Deeds, newspaper reports, census lines, photographs, ledgers — anything with a source.
COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
SIGN IN TO VIEWEvidence filed at this location — photos, recordings, documents, notes — is visible to signed-in investigators.
GROUP FINDINGS