Kentucky State Penitentiary

Today, we explore the shadowy halls of two foreboding institutions with paranormal researcher, former corrections officer, and author Steve E. Asher.

Drawing on his corrections background, Steve has spent years methodically investigating and documenting the ghostly tales of the Western Lunatic Asylum and the Kentucky State Penitentiary.

Hear how his structured approach to collecting evidence reveals chilling encounters from mysterious figures roaming abandoned wards to the restless spirits trapped within prison walls.

Steve's firsthand experiences and riveting storytelling bring to life the eerie events that continue to captivate both believers and skeptics alike.

I did.

Sorry.

You should, should beat me to it, you know? And, um, but over, over the years, especially 'cause I have two Kentucky State Penitentiary books, I have another one where I did a revision that's through my own Amazon page now, and then I also did a follow-up called, uh, Hauntings of Kentucky State Penitentiary: Hab- Habitual Hauntings at the Castle, and it touches on, um, different stories I didn't have.

You know, there was a Kelly, uh, Kelly Moss, and he was a famous guy who swore he was innocent, and they executed him in the '60s, and he's been spotted.

The first is Liberty Hall in Frankfurt, a 1796 house that's now home to ghosts like the Grey Lady, an opera singer, and a forlorn soldier trying to get home.

The next is the Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville, a 140-year-old prison.

Need I say more? Then there's Camp Taylor in Louisville.

Once a bustling military camp, it was devastated by the tuberculosis epidemic.

30 years to life with the possibility of parole.

He was placed in Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville.

November 26th, 2023.

Gary Lee Schaefer died in prison at the age of 71 of a medical event.