Haunted Prisons in Missouri

2 haunted locations

Missouri has 2 haunted prisons documented in SpookFinder, split between Independence and Jefferson City. Start with Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City or 1859 Jail and Marshal's Home in Independence. Each comes with its own ghost stories, history, and visitor details.

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1859 Jail and Marshal's Home

Independence

Henry Bugler's four-year-old son John was sleeping upstairs at the 1859 Jail in Independence when a stray bullet hit…

Missouri State Penitentiary

Jefferson City

On December 18, 1953, Bonnie Brown Heady and Carl Austin Hall were strapped into the Missouri State Penitentiary's gas…