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Evidence from the Old Blackford County Jail

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The exterior of the jail with Darin hanging out on the railing.

The Old Blackford County Jail is an interesting place. You can tell that it’s a building that has had to adapt to the changing times. The exterior is a beautiful representation of 19th century architecture, the kitchen seems unchanged since the 1940’s, the jail itself seems both historic and vintage as it was built in 1879. The jail has one of the few remaining turnstiles left in the nation and looking at it, it is easy to imagine an unsavory character standing just beyond the bars.

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Turnstile and jail cells

As mentioned in our previous post, there’s an entire page of the Jail’s website dedicated to EVPS, many of them shockingly clear. We hoped to find some good evidence of our own and were not disappointed.

At one point in the night, I felt some whisper straight into my ear in the kitchen. Kristin experienced someone touching her arm in the jail. While thrilling (and admittedly scary) experiences to have in the dark, these kinds of personal experiences don’t make for good evidence. Luckily, we got some good EVPs too.

We’re curious to know what you hear. Kristin and I were playing War on a picnic table in the jail. Visit our Facebook Page to see the discussion surrounding what we our thoughts were.

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This one creeps me out because clearly we also heard it real time! We looked all around after hearing it, and there wasn’t anyone else nearby.

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Women Can Be Anything- Even Serial Killers

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A very chilling photograph of Belle and her three very unfortunate children.

In honor of International Women’s Day, I wanted to a quick write up of one of my favorite serial killers, Indiana’s own Belle Gunness. Belle, a Norwegian immigrant, lived in La Porte, Indiana in a farmhouse where three bodies were found (and several more found on the property itself).   This weekend, Kristin and I will be traveling to La Porte to investigate a private residence with the rest of our Friday Night Paranormal team. It is unlikely that this alleged haunting has any relation to Belle Gunness, but she’s a local fascination and I was thrilled to learn we were going to be in her old hunting grounds. Literally.

Belle was something of a Black Widow.  Biography.com reported “Not long after Gunness married Mads Albert Sorenson [her first husband] in 1884, their store and home mysteriously burned down. The couple claimed the insurance money for both. Soon after, Sorenson died of heart failure on the one day his two life insurance policies overlapped. Though her husband’s family demanded an inquiry, no charges were filed. It is believed the couple produced two children whom Gunness poisoned in infancy for the insurance money.”

These are certainly suspicious circumstances but foul play should have been expected after her second husband, their daughter and her adopted daughter all wound up dead. If it was, Belle was unaffected by the suspicions. She then started meeting suitors via personal ads in a local newspaper that read:

“Personal — comely widow who owns a large farm in one of the finest districts in La Porte County, Indiana, desires to make the acquaintance of gentleman equally well provided, with view of joining fortunes. No replies by letter considered unless sender is willing to follow answer with personal visit. Triflers need not apply.” (Source: IndyStar)

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The bodies of Belle’s three children were found in the burnt out basement next to the body of a headless woman. YIKES!

The lure worked and at least 10 men fell victim to the trap via personal ad, however, her total kill count is anywhere from 25-40! It’s safe to say that Belle Gunness was no trifler herself. Could the souls of her victims still wander La Porte? Stay tuned to see what, if anything, Kristin and I encounter this weekend!

-Jordan