Alcatraz held some of the most famous criminals in US history 4
Ghostly Inmates Haunt Alcatraz Off the coast of California is Alcatraz Island This rocky chunk of land lies in the San Francisco Bay Once used as a military base it later became a maximum-security prison From 1934 to 1963 hardened criminals were locked away there Riots were common Inmates often tried to escape Both prisoners and guards died at the fortress With such a horrific past there's no surprise ghosts seem to linger Today the building is a tourist destination Visitors report eerie sensations They feel like they're being watched Some hear cell doors opening and closing One of the most haunted spots is cell 14D People say the cell is colder than the rest of the prison People hear the rattle of chains They say someone knocks on the walls 5 1
Prisoners in cell 14D were kept in solitary confinement The conditions were horrible As the story goes sometime in the 1940s a prisoner was locked in the cell He began screaming for help He said a monster was in the cell with him The guards ignored his cries They thought he was making it up By morning he was dead Many people believe his spirit is doomed to stay there AL CAPONE Famous criminal Al Capone was kept at Alcatraz He was a gangster in Chicago The guards let him play his banjo while locked up According to some visitors you can still hear the music today 6 Visitors can take a ferry to the island to tour this famous prison
42 Number of cells in cellblock D. Cell 14D had no furniture It didn't even have a toilet One nickname for cell 14D was The Hole Visitors say that cell 14D is about 20 degrees Fahrenheit 11 degrees Celsius colder than the rest of the prison Al Capone spent five years in Alcatraz in the 1930s
