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Gulf County Courthouse

Wewahitchka, FL, United States

222 N 2nd, Wewahitchka, United States

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THE STORY

Reported Haunting

The elevator works erratically, disembodied footsteps can be heard running on the catwalk that connects the courtroom to the jail, and lights are said to flash in the judge's chambers, where the shooting started. Three people were killed during the shootout, and local lore says it is their ghosts that linger here.

A 1987 shootout is said to have spawned the haunting of this courthouse. The elevator works erratically, disembodied footsteps can be heard running on the catwalk that connects the courtroom to the jail, and lights are said to flash in the judge’s chambers, where the shooting started. Three people were killed during the shootout, and local lore says it is their ghosts that linger here.

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