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Charleston, South Carolina
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The Old Charleston Jail on Magazine Street was built in 1802, took its first inmates in 1803 and was a district jail for 137 years until 1939; the grounds were an earlier burial ground. Lavinia Fisher and her husband John were held here before their 1820 execution, and local legend, disputed by historians, calls her America's first female serial killer. TAPS investigated the jail for Ghost Hunters, and visitors report being scratched, touched and choked, and hearing voices. It is run today for tours, including Bulldog Tours' haunted jail tour. Many people suffered in the jail, and the tours acknowledge the real prisoners.
Open for guided tours and haunted jail walking tours; book ahead.
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