Ghost Hunters Season 5, Ep. 12 "Essex County Penitentiary"

Josh Gates from Destination Truth joins the TAPS team as they embark on their next ghost hunting adventure - this time, in the haunted Essex County Jail. Are there souls still imprisoned in jail? Join the Ghost Hunters as they navigate through a dangerous labyrinth of rusty cells, deserted hallways ... and eerie underground tunnels to find the answer.
  • Runtime: 44 minutes
  • Original air date: September 09, 2009
  • Network: Syfy
 
 
 
 

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1. Betsy Ross House
  March 11, 2009
Travel with the Ghost Hunters to Glenn Mills, Pennsylvania and watch as they investigate one of America's oldest homes. The home is 313 years old and has only housed 6 different families. Then, join the TAPS team as they investigate the home of American Flag creator, Betsy Ross, in Philadelphia, Pa. Ross's remains are allegedly buried inside the home and many chilling encounters have taken place inside the residence since Ross's death in 1836.
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2. Star Island
  March 18, 2009
TAPS finds out that it takes a village to haunt a house on Star Island.
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3. Edith Wharton Estate
  March 25, 2009
Join the Ghost Hunters team as they travel to Lenox, Massachusetts to investigate the former home of Edith Wharton, a famous author whose best work is ironically titled Ghosts.
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4. Club Dead
  April 1, 2009
Travel with the Ghost Hunters to Tampa, FL and watch as they investigate El C?rculo Cubano de Tampa--the Cuban Club of Tampa. Then, join the TAPS team as they travel to Ybor City, FL to investigate the abandoned operating rooms of Trelles Clinic, a facility that once offered 'cradle to grave' care to its patients.
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5. Soul Searching
  April 8, 2009
Join the TAPS team as they travel to Newport, RI to investigate Belcourt Castle, a home filled with rich history and a myriad of unexplained activity. Originally constructed in 1891 legend claims the castle is built above an old cemetery. Then, the Ghost Hunters head to Somerville, MA to investigate Sacco's Bowl Haven, an old-time bowling alley that seems to be a haven for spirit activity.
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6. Titanic Terror
  April 15, 2009
Jason and Grant are on the case, as TAPS family members in Atlanta, GA, call them in to confirm their findings at the Georgia Aquarium, the world's largest. Artifacts from the world famous RMS Titanic are on display, and staff is being harassed by... something.
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7. Crossing Over
  April 22, 2009
Travel to Spalding Inn in Whitefield, NH, where Jason and Grant have enlisted the crew from Ghost Hunters International to investigate unexplained activity on their newly purchased property.
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8. Garden State Asylum
  April 28, 2009
Join the TAPS team as they travel to Newark, NJ to investigate the Essex County Sanitorium and Hospital.
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9. Inhuman Entity
  August 19, 2009
The Ghost Hunters head to Blackstone, MA to investigate the home of the Ladouceur family. At first the family took their contact with the unexplained fairly lightly; however, as it's continued over the years, it has taken a serious turn for the worse. Then join TAPS as they travel to Brentsville Historic Centre to investigate the paranormal phenomena on this pre-Civil War landmark including a house, jail, church, schoolhouse and log cabin.
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10. I Am Not Guilty
  August 26, 2009
The Ghost Hunters visit the historic Samuel Mudd House, famous for being a pit stop for John Wilkes Booth on his escape route following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Then, join TAPS as they investigate the Edgewood Plantation, part of the ancestral home of U.S. Presidents William Henry and Benjamin Harrison and site for the Confederate army during the Civil War.
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11. Civil War Spirits
  September 2, 2009
Thornbury Farm is not your ordinary ranch - built on the bloodiest battlefield of the Revolutionary War, its grounds are allegedly haunted. TAPS is called in to investigate. Then, The Ghost Hunters head down south to investigate the Lee-Fendell House - the former home of Robert E. Lee. The house was converted into a hospital for Union soldiers during the Civil War. Today, it is a historic museum.
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12. Essex County Penitentiary
  September 9, 2009
Josh Gates from Destination Truth joins the TAPS team as they embark on their next ghost hunting adventure - this time, in the haunted Essex County Jail. Are there souls still imprisoned in jail? Join the Ghost Hunters as they navigate through a dangerous labyrinth of rusty cells, deserted hallways and eerie underground tunnels to find the answer.
 
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The Ghost Hunters are called to duty at the Union County Courthouse. Slamming doors and apparitions have startled several late-night guards - could the ghost of a revolutionary war hero be disturbing the peace? Bruce Tango guest investigates. Then, join TAPS as they investigate hauntings in an old 19th century home.
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14. Little Drummer Boy
  September 23, 2009
The Church of St. Andrews in Staten Island NY is known as the "friendliest church in the valley," yet recent paranormal activity has church staff spooked - are ghostly parishioners haunting the grounds? Then the Ghost Hunters head to the Windy City, where angry spirits have allegedly taken control of a local community center in South Chicago.
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15. A Bat Out of Hell
  September 30, 2009
Musical legend and diehard Ghost Hunters fan Meatloaf joins the TAPS team for an investigation at one of the finalist locales from last year's "Great American Ghost Hunt" search, a haunted private island in Thousand Islands, NY.
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16. Glimmer Men
  October 7, 2009
The Ghost Hunters don sailor caps and head out to sea. Their mission - explore a haunted vessel and demystify the paranormal activity onboard. Then, the angry spirits of dead convicts are imprisoned in the Cornwall Jail in Ontario, Canada - or so visitors and employees believe. TAPS is called in to investigate.
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17. Fort Henry
  October 14, 2009
TAPS heads north to explore the most haunted place in Canada. Fort Henry served as a prison and execution site for hundreds of dangerous convicts. Over the years, employees and visitors have witnessed a number of strange, frightening events.
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18. Congress Theater
  October 21, 2009
For their next investigation, TAPS packs up their gear and heads to the Windy City. Mysterious paranormal activities at the Congress Theater have employees and visitors spooked senseless.
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19. Rocky Mountain Hauntings
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TAPS scales the Rocky Mountains to explore one of the most haunted places in America. Will TAPS conquer this mountain of terror? Tune in to find out.
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20. Ghost of Buffalo Bill/Oakland Hall
  November 4, 2009
The West is about to get a whole lot wilder. Warehouse 13's Eddie McClintock dons Ghost Hunters gear for a special TAPS investigation of the haunted gravesite of the legendary Buffalo Bill. Then TAPS investigates Oakland Hall in Eaton, Georgia. Built in the early 1800s, Oakland Hall survived General Sherman's famous "March to the Sea."
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21. New Hampshire Gothic
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22. Pensacola Lighthouse
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23. Mark Twain House
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25. Hindenburg Crash Site
  December 16, 2009
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Episode 12, "Essex County Penitentiary"
Synopsis: Josh Gates from Destination Truth joins the TAPS team as they embark on their next ghost hunting adventure - this time, in the haunted Essex County Jail. Are there souls still imprisoned in jail? Join the Ghost Hunters as they navigate through a dangerous labyrinth of rusty cells, deserted hallways and eerie underground tunnels to find the answer.
Original air date: September 9, 2009
Runtime: 44 minutes
ASIN: B002OS85X0
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #185,704 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Ghost Hunters Season 5
Synopsis: Meet Jason and Grant, plumbers by day - ghost hunters by night! Ghost Hunters follows a group of real-life ghostbusters as they investigate haunted houses throughout the country.
Starring: Amy Bruni, Steve Gonsalves
Supporting actors: Britt Griffith, Jason Hawes, Bruce Tango, Dave Tango, Kris Williams, Grant Wilson
Season year: 2009
Genre: Documentary
Executive producer: Avi Eshed
Network: Syfy
ASIN: B001V7YH8W
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