THE STORY
Reported Haunting
Reports from the Old Charleston Jail include cold spots, footsteps, shadow figures, disembodied voices and apparitions associated with former inmates.
Charleston's Old City Jail held thousands of prisoners during its long nineteenth-century history. Its dark reputation has produced extensive paranormal lore involving footsteps, cold spots, shadow figures, voices and apparitions. Lavinia Fisher is frequently associated with the jail in later Charleston ghost lore, although many sensational claims surrounding her life have become intertwined with legend.