Nice story. But seriously, if there is a ghost of some guard wouldn’t there also be a ghost of some prisoner as well? I mean with all of its cells,corridors and dungeons you’d figure there would also be some other apparition, demon or whatever.

hello, ghost peeps!

Last October I took a small group with me on a night tour of Alcatraz. If you haven’t been there I definitely suggest you go… especially at night. It is a very spooky place. I brought with me the usual array of ghost hunting equipment but didn’t find any real conclusive proof of ghosts. I did pick up an EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) of a child in cell block D. For those skeptics out there, I thought it was odd that a child would be at Alcatraz prison. I did a considerable amount of research and initially found that families including children of the guards did live at the prison, but I could find no record of a child who died there. That was until I located an article that told of an incident during the Indian take over of the island in January 1970. A child of one of the activist, Yvonne Oakes, fell to her death from a third story apartment on the island. Whether you believe or not… have fun. Ghost research is a great way to learn about history people and places. Oh by the way… Only some of the areas and building are off limits, you can spend the night there on occasion. (A troop of boy scouts had just arrived and were spending the night as I left) The Island is run by the U.S. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz/ and they fix up building all the time.

I am very sensitive to spirits, and I can tell you there are definitely ghosts there. I was there in the daytime. Daytime, nighttime..it doesn’t matter. There are definitely numerous residents. The place where I encountered the most ghosts was in the cafeteria, and their energy was stronger there than anywhere else.

this is a disgrace to the honest kids on this site trying to look for info for a reasearch paper who do u think u are cussing and dropping f bombs im 14 and i can handle it but what if an younger kid gets on this and sees whta the hell is wrong with you!!!!!!!

like my name?

Oh my. Alot of activity seems to take place in this jail house. Reading every one’s comments was a surpriser, but I think all the swearing and off topic comments were unecessary. [Sigh]

Anyways hearing about this one haunting was exciting~! : D I, myself, now wants to tour this Jail house. I just need the money to do so. Lol.
Also, if you are visiting this place please do not provoke the spirit. It seems threatend and could cause a horrific scene. Please be extremely careful roaming around this area. It’s a jail, and many tragic scences were caused there.

Can’t wait to visit myself~!: D Please be careful and extremely cautious~!0:
We had enough people being hurt…T-T

All i wanna about alcatraz is,
where are Pop’s fingers?

This is not true.
This prison is not haunted!!!!

i do belive that, that could happen.
i believe in ghost
and i know that events like such can happen
f that
im not goin there
people that go are on some serious dope

*JAKE*THE BEST

I dont think I would spend the night there.. It could be exciting to sleep at a haunted place, but lets not forget that the prisoners as well as guards that used to be in Alcatraz wasnt exactly sane.. Im pretty sure their ghosts will be 10 times as mental as they were when they were alive.

ive heard of alcatraz ….. it sounds creepy! although i probably wont want to spend a night there! i’ll be freaked out…

I would love to stay the night who wouldnt want to if you belive in ghost’s. Hello its a old prsion how awsome would it be to get to stay there

Hey Everyone!
So I think SF is almost second to new orleans when it comes to haunted landmarks. I’m one of those folks who love a good spook but I can actually tell a real one from just an imagination. I’m pretty sensitive to entities and can detect their energies. Alcatraz is most positively haunted. I was there and felt some negative energies. Also, I dont think its featured on this site, but the Queen Anne hotel in SF is another place of interest for all you ghost hunters out there. A particular room called “the Mary Lake Suite” is supposed to be haunted by Miss Mary Lake herself who used to be a school teacher there. My boyfriend and I decided to stay in that room one night for fun. It was definitely a creepy experience being in that hotel. When I busted out my digi cam to take pictures, the screen went crazy on me with all these static blinks and flashes. I put on 2 sweaters and was still freezing the whole night. Then at 2:30am, the TV in our room turned on by itself and woke the both of us up. We thought it was programmed to go off at a certain time, like an alarm or something, but that wasn’t the case. We turned off the TV and went back to bed. Half an hour later, the damn radio clock went off with this creepy *** tune. Haha, we sure got our money’s worth staying there that night. Check out Queen Anne hotel you guys!

I brought my daughter to Alcatraz and when i was there i very sad feeling came over me even though there were alot of people there walking about and alot of talking going on. There was one instance where i took a picture of my daughter in a cell and my daughter said come inside mom and i did and again an overwhelming feeling of sadness that i felt it was a cell that was facing a window and light was coming in it was near the “bird man’s” cell. It could just be that the place is very gloomy and depressing especially if you go there on a day that is overcast if i was sent there i would have tried with my life to escape too.

Yeah, been there done that. I think everyone just WANTS Alcatraz to be haunted. i’ve got a pretty strong sense, and felt nothing there but, as the previous poster said, out of breath walking up the hill. interesting place, but not haunted.

can u actually get there at night past security

I shudder in fear as my night goes on.

I have a scary story. In 1841, a man named James Arminstead built a house for his wife. His wife was named Giovanni de Caprica. One noght at 11:45 p.m Giovanni started screaming in her sleep. But then, she stopped. James went up to see her, but Giovanni was killed and kidnapped. James killed himself for he wanted to be with Giovanni again.

Laurel, I don’t cusing…I assume you mean using profanity? If you’re a kid, where are your parents while your cristian self is reading adults cusing?

As for Alcatraz…I’m open to it being haunted. I live in San Francisco and have visited the prison several times. It’s quite spooky, and a perfect place for the traditional idea of haunting. The suffering must have been unbearable for the prisoners and their victims. I don’t consider myself a ‘sensitive’ but I am a believer in the paranormal. I’d love to spend a night at Alcatraz but the chances are slim to none. It’s a fascinating place and I hope no souls are really trapped there.