| MOUNDSVILLE 2006 |
July 8-9, 2006
Investigators:
Clair Turk
Brad Turk
Amy Turnbull
Angel Rammell
Mindy Clemmer
Megan Brest
Mike Roach
Drew Snedeker
Weather:
Clear, lower 70's to low 60's
Equipment:
Sony Hi-8 camcorder,
(2) Kodak digital cameras,
HP digital camera,
(2) Sony digital cameras,
Sony digital voice recorder,
EMF detector
Compass
Dowsing rods
Video by:
Brad
Photos by:
Clair, Amy, Angel, Megan, and
Drew
Audio by:
Angel and Mindy
Investigators:
Clair Turk
Brad Turk
Amy Turnbull
Angel Rammell
Mindy Clemmer
Megan Brest
Mike Roach
Drew Snedeker
Weather:
Clear, lower 70's to low 60's
Equipment:
Sony Hi-8 camcorder,
(2) Kodak digital cameras,
HP digital camera,
(2) Sony digital cameras,
Sony digital voice recorder,
EMF detector
Compass
Dowsing rods
Video by:
Brad
Photos by:
Clair, Amy, Angel, Megan, and
Drew
Audio by:
Angel and Mindy
Around 9:00 PM, we began our investigation at Moundsville with a tour of the prison lead by Brian,
one of the Moundsville volunteers. Brian led us through most of the prison telling us the history and
events of the prison and showed us some of the safety features of the prison.
At 10:30 PM, we again entered the prison, from the lobby, for our own investigation. We began by
heading into the area that was originally death row, and then became the cafeteria, and last becoming
the contact visitation room. When then continued into the new cafeteria. Angel captured a very
interesting photo in this location. We then moved into the cafeteria’s kitchen. Shortly after walking
into the kitchen, we heard a very strange sound. It sounded like something banging on metal. We
followed the sound to the back of the kitchen area near a large sink. Clair used the EMF detector
around the sink and the meter spiked in many areas. Someone noticed that there were raccoon
tracks on the dusty floor. We were also below a heating/air conditioning vent. We have a feeling the
sounds were caused by a raccoon in those vents. This did not explain the spikes in the EMF detector
around the sink, which the water had been shut off. We continued through the rest of the kitchen
area, not finding much. We headed back to the lobby area for pizza and a break.
After our break, we headed out into the North yard area, and then headed up into the medical wing.
We worked our way through the medical wing, going through the general surgery rooms, the dentist
area, and into the psychiatric area. We found many haunted house and mock riot props in this area.
In one of the very last rooms in the medical wing, Brad noticed a strange light reflection on the walls
when someone took a picture. We decided to break out the dowsing rods and see if we could contact
anyone. We were successful in contacting someone that said he was in the room because another
prisoner injured him. He said he could not leave the room because of his injury. The spirit did not like
us asking him what was wrong with him or what happened, so we left the room.
After leaving the medical wing, we entered the back of the Administrative area around 12:40 AM. We
were disappointed to find out that we could not move the famous turn-style wheel door that led into the
Administrative area. We then headed to into the North Hall or maximum-security area. This was
where the worst prisoners were kept. Life prisoners and the prisoners who committed crimes against
other prisoners or the guards were kept in this area. The prisoners were kept in their cells for 22
hours and 40 minutes each day. The hour and 20 minutes that they were out was for showers and
time in the yard. None of us felt much of anything in this area even as we checked the cells where the
four worst prisoners where kept. We left the North Hall cellblocks and headed out into the maximum-
security yard. This area was fenced in with at least 20 foot tall fencing with barbed wire on top. There
was a basketball net and that was about it. This is also where the original death house for the electric
chair was located. After the US government abolished the death penalty, the prisoners asked the
warden if the death house could be torn down. In its place, the maximum-security yard was built.
We then headed over to the Wagon Gate. This is the oldest part of the prison. Unfortunately, the
upstairs of the Wagon Gate was closed off. Brad, Mike and Drew did go up the stairs and pushed the
door open enough to stick there hands in there and snap off the photo of the upstairs. We then
headed back to the lobby for another break and plan our next area of attack.
After our break, we headed into the general population area. Our first stop was to the famous Sugar
Shack. The Sugar Shack was a basement area under the general population area that was used for
recreation time when the weather was too bad for the prisoners to be outside. This area was very
loosely guarded and many violent attacks happened in this room. This room was also made famous
by the TV show MTV: Fear. You can still see the paintings they put on the walls for there show. This
area was very crowded when we went there and there was not much of a chance to do any work in this
room. Many other investigators had set up camp in there with chairs and such taking pictures. The
room had a dirt floor and was very dusty. So many of the photos from this room have many dust orbs.
We headed out of the Sugar Shack and headed out into the South yard. The prison church was also
located in the yard, but it was also locked up. A few of us wondered around in the yard for a bit but it
did not seem like there was much activity. We left the South yard and headed into the general
population cellblocks. In the general population cell blocks the cells that faced the street were for the
prisoners in protective custody. Police officers, snitches, sexual criminals, and prisoners who
committed crimes against children where kept here. This is also the area that when we on the tour, we
were put in groups of four in the prison cells and they closed the doors on us. That was a very
interesting feeling and sound when you heard the siren, then the cellblocks closing, and the sound
echoing through the prison.
After heading out of the general population, we finally made it into the service room below the
Administrative area. This room had many pipes and such. This was also were the motor was that
controlled the wheel door upstairs. However, what makes this area so famous is that Arty Wall, a
prison snitch, was violently killed in 1929. One day after many prisoners, who were fed up with him,
stormed the basement area and started attacking him. The man tried to run away to get away from
the ones attacking him, but other prisoners had blocked of the exit to the North yard. He headed
further into the basement area hoping to get away from the men attacking him. They finally cornered
him in a room and stabbed him to death. Many people have claimed to have seen the ghost of man
who was stabbed to death and have seemed to get some EVP’s from the room. Unfortunately, like the
Sugar Shack, the room was full of people and we could not do much work. After leaving this area, we
called it a night and left Moundsville prison around 4:00 AM.
Over all from our investigation at Moundsville, we can say that the prison was not very active for us.
We had a good time during our investigation and the people who ran the hunt were very friendly and
full of history and information. It seemed like there were way too many people there during the hunt to
be able to do a proper investigation. CORUPT would be willing to come back another time, but
hopefully we will not run into the same problems we had this time.
one of the Moundsville volunteers. Brian led us through most of the prison telling us the history and
events of the prison and showed us some of the safety features of the prison.
At 10:30 PM, we again entered the prison, from the lobby, for our own investigation. We began by
heading into the area that was originally death row, and then became the cafeteria, and last becoming
the contact visitation room. When then continued into the new cafeteria. Angel captured a very
interesting photo in this location. We then moved into the cafeteria’s kitchen. Shortly after walking
into the kitchen, we heard a very strange sound. It sounded like something banging on metal. We
followed the sound to the back of the kitchen area near a large sink. Clair used the EMF detector
around the sink and the meter spiked in many areas. Someone noticed that there were raccoon
tracks on the dusty floor. We were also below a heating/air conditioning vent. We have a feeling the
sounds were caused by a raccoon in those vents. This did not explain the spikes in the EMF detector
around the sink, which the water had been shut off. We continued through the rest of the kitchen
area, not finding much. We headed back to the lobby area for pizza and a break.
After our break, we headed out into the North yard area, and then headed up into the medical wing.
We worked our way through the medical wing, going through the general surgery rooms, the dentist
area, and into the psychiatric area. We found many haunted house and mock riot props in this area.
In one of the very last rooms in the medical wing, Brad noticed a strange light reflection on the walls
when someone took a picture. We decided to break out the dowsing rods and see if we could contact
anyone. We were successful in contacting someone that said he was in the room because another
prisoner injured him. He said he could not leave the room because of his injury. The spirit did not like
us asking him what was wrong with him or what happened, so we left the room.
After leaving the medical wing, we entered the back of the Administrative area around 12:40 AM. We
were disappointed to find out that we could not move the famous turn-style wheel door that led into the
Administrative area. We then headed to into the North Hall or maximum-security area. This was
where the worst prisoners were kept. Life prisoners and the prisoners who committed crimes against
other prisoners or the guards were kept in this area. The prisoners were kept in their cells for 22
hours and 40 minutes each day. The hour and 20 minutes that they were out was for showers and
time in the yard. None of us felt much of anything in this area even as we checked the cells where the
four worst prisoners where kept. We left the North Hall cellblocks and headed out into the maximum-
security yard. This area was fenced in with at least 20 foot tall fencing with barbed wire on top. There
was a basketball net and that was about it. This is also where the original death house for the electric
chair was located. After the US government abolished the death penalty, the prisoners asked the
warden if the death house could be torn down. In its place, the maximum-security yard was built.
We then headed over to the Wagon Gate. This is the oldest part of the prison. Unfortunately, the
upstairs of the Wagon Gate was closed off. Brad, Mike and Drew did go up the stairs and pushed the
door open enough to stick there hands in there and snap off the photo of the upstairs. We then
headed back to the lobby for another break and plan our next area of attack.
After our break, we headed into the general population area. Our first stop was to the famous Sugar
Shack. The Sugar Shack was a basement area under the general population area that was used for
recreation time when the weather was too bad for the prisoners to be outside. This area was very
loosely guarded and many violent attacks happened in this room. This room was also made famous
by the TV show MTV: Fear. You can still see the paintings they put on the walls for there show. This
area was very crowded when we went there and there was not much of a chance to do any work in this
room. Many other investigators had set up camp in there with chairs and such taking pictures. The
room had a dirt floor and was very dusty. So many of the photos from this room have many dust orbs.
We headed out of the Sugar Shack and headed out into the South yard. The prison church was also
located in the yard, but it was also locked up. A few of us wondered around in the yard for a bit but it
did not seem like there was much activity. We left the South yard and headed into the general
population cellblocks. In the general population cell blocks the cells that faced the street were for the
prisoners in protective custody. Police officers, snitches, sexual criminals, and prisoners who
committed crimes against children where kept here. This is also the area that when we on the tour, we
were put in groups of four in the prison cells and they closed the doors on us. That was a very
interesting feeling and sound when you heard the siren, then the cellblocks closing, and the sound
echoing through the prison.
After heading out of the general population, we finally made it into the service room below the
Administrative area. This room had many pipes and such. This was also were the motor was that
controlled the wheel door upstairs. However, what makes this area so famous is that Arty Wall, a
prison snitch, was violently killed in 1929. One day after many prisoners, who were fed up with him,
stormed the basement area and started attacking him. The man tried to run away to get away from
the ones attacking him, but other prisoners had blocked of the exit to the North yard. He headed
further into the basement area hoping to get away from the men attacking him. They finally cornered
him in a room and stabbed him to death. Many people have claimed to have seen the ghost of man
who was stabbed to death and have seemed to get some EVP’s from the room. Unfortunately, like the
Sugar Shack, the room was full of people and we could not do much work. After leaving this area, we
called it a night and left Moundsville prison around 4:00 AM.
Over all from our investigation at Moundsville, we can say that the prison was not very active for us.
We had a good time during our investigation and the people who ran the hunt were very friendly and
full of history and information. It seemed like there were way too many people there during the hunt to
be able to do a proper investigation. CORUPT would be willing to come back another time, but
hopefully we will not run into the same problems we had this time.
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