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HAUNTED CELL BLOCK: THE FRANKLIN COUNTY JAIL - Benton, Illinois. Pictured: one of the cell blocks at the reportedly Haunted Franklin County Jail. Completed in 1906, the Franklin County Jail (now the Franklin County Jail Museum) is considered to be one of the “Most Haunted Jails in America” by many paranormal researchers. The two-story haunted jail is most noted as being the location where 1920s gangster Charlie Birger was held before he was hanged to death, just outside his cell, in the last public hanging in Illinois (in 1928). Birgir is one of the specters alleged to haunt this creepy place. A reproduction of Birgir’s death gallows is visible outside of the building. Inside, one may view the actual hanging gallows as well as the very same noose which ended Birger’s life. The reportedly haunted cell blocks, which housed a multitude of criminals for decades, are claustrophobic and creepy, especially when the dark solemnity of the jail is interrupted by an active spirit box spitting out curious phrases that seemingly echo the angry sentiments of convicts that have never left. “PLAY SOME MUSIC!” Many experienced ghost hunters have reported numerous successful EVP hits at this location as well (some even from Charlie) - evidence that these seemingly empty cells are not quite as empty as they appear to be. Photo by Michael Huntington - May, 2018. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #MichaelHuntington #StrangeTravels #HuntingtonAdventures #HauntedFranklinCountyJail #HauntedBentonJail #MostHauntedJail #GangsterCharlieBirgir #CharlieBirgir #CharlieBirgirHanging #BirgirGallows #BirgirHangingNoose #HauntedJail #HauntedBenton #Haunted #Ghost #Ghosts #GhostHunting #Paratourism #FranklinCountyJail #FranklinCountyIllinois #BentonIllinois (at Benton, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuupqGRlFfe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1unsbmy8c52z2