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Greg Feketik from The Ohio State Reformatory Eps. 342

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Serving time could seem like an eternity, perhaps it is. Especially when you are in Ohio State Reformatory, aka Mansfield Prision. And no one knows it better than Greg Feketik, author and lead investigator of Tri-C Ghost Hunters. Greg's years of investigation had led him to Mansfield, where the spirits follow him from cell to cell and beyond. We caught up with Greg and give some great ghost stories to you, our listener as well as info on the upcoming ParaPysCon2023. Please Click Subscribe/Follow Help support the show with a donation click here [https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/222PP?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US] Look at these links from today's show. Click here for Joe's book [https://amzn.to/3QVnlC0] Click here to go to Jens Closet [https://poshmark.com/closet/happie22?fbclid=IwAR0nM1-2tsWHpL-odvQ2Q6OJVGNBL0325IZh8yHtWymI2Em7Ne7PH5StnpU] Click here to go to The Ohio State Reformatory [https://www.mrps.org/] Click here for Tri-C Ghost Hunters Page [https://www.tcghohio.org/] Greg is the author of Roads into the Unknown: A Ghost Hunter's Journey Continues [https://amzn.to/3ZUhCjQ] Paperback. [https://amzn.to/3ZUhCjQ]    The Ohio State Reformatory (OSR), also known as the Mansfield Reformatory, is a historic prison [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison] located in Mansfield [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansfield,_Ohio], Ohio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio] in the United States [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States]. It was built between 1886 and 1910 and remained in operation until 1990 when a United States Federal Court ruling (the 'Boyd Consent Decree') ordered the facility to be closed. While this facility was seen in a number of films (including several while the facility was still in operation), TV shows, and music videos, it was made famous by the film The Shawshank Redemption [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shawshank_Redemption] (1994) when it was used for most scenes of the movie.

Highlights

This episode explores the darker history of the Ohio State Reformatory through the experiences of paranormal investigator Greg Feketik. The conversation connects the prison’s troubled past with eyewitness accounts, investigative evidence, and the emotional atmosphere surrounding historic places.
03:34
Silence can make a haunted prison feel alive
18:22
The prison’s administrative level may be more active than the prison itself
21:39
Walls can hold the emotional weight of history
25:06
Paranormal activity follows emotional attachment, not tragedy alone.
43:38
The attic remains their most active location.
52:43
Community support makes the event more than entertainment

Chapters

How the Ohio State Reformatory Became a Paranormal Landmark
00:00
What Investigators and Witnesses Have Encountered Inside Ohio’s Historic Sites
12:41
Can a Prison’s Architecture Preserve Its Emotional Past?
21:39
Why Do Some Buildings and Landscapes Seem to Hold Paranormal Energy?
25:06
Inside the Reformatory Attic, Where the Activity Turns Intense
34:48
How a Paranormal Gathering Connects the Community with the Reformatory
49:30

Transcript

Greg Feketik: Welcome to the 222 Paranormal Podcast. Joe Shortridge: I'm your host, the man of the hour, the tower of power. It's Joe and Jen. We are here this week with a very, very amazing. Jennifer Shortridge: Here this week, rocking it out with your ...