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Podcast: Hometown Ghost Stories
Episode: EP 149 - England's Most Haunted Prison | Shepton Mallet, England
Description: Shepton Mallet Prison is England’s oldest working prison, now infamous for its dark history and ghostly tales. It housed prisoners during wars, was a site for executions, and held notorious criminals like the Kray twins. During World War II, it served as a military prison where American soldiers faced execution by hanging or firing squad.Today, its abandoned halls are said to be haunted. Visitors report hearing disembodied footsteps, whispers, and feeling unseen hands. Some claim the spirits of executed prisoners roam these cells, forever trapped in the echoes of their past....