THIS IS NOT A TOUR IT IS AN OVERNIGHT INVESTIGATION
DOORS WILL NOT BE OPEN BEFORE 8PM!
Investigation will be from 8:30pm-6am.
Your ticket is for one overnight investigation at The Missouri State Penitentiary. Still owned by the State of Missouri, The Missouri State Penitentiary construction began in 1834 and the first inmate arrived in 1836. The prison housed inmates for 168 years. A former Union General, the first train robber, 1930s gangsters, world champion athletes, and the assassin that killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. all came through the gates of the Missouri State Penitentiary as inmates. Some left MSP for successful careers in the arts, sports, and even state government; others chose a life of more crime. In September of 1937, Governor Lloyd Crow Stark signed a bill calling for execution by lethal gas. In total, 40 inmates were put to death in the gas chamber between 1937 and 1989 when MSP death row ended and all capital punishment inmates were moved to the new prison at Potosi.By 1868, the convict population had grown to 735. Many of them worked outside the walls, and escapes were a common occurrence. In 1868, a spectacular and terrifying story made the headlines: an underground passage was discovered reaching nearly under the wall. It had been detected just in time. The townspeople shuddered at the lurid prospect of 700 loose convicts robbing and ravishing at will. Decommissioned in 2004, now the Jefferson City Convention & Visitors Bureau offers a wide variety of tours at the site, once named the “The bloodiest 47 acres in America”.
Your ticket includes:
*A group investigation with lead investigators at the location's hot spots.
*Equipment to use for the night on your own investigation time.
*Explanation on how to use the equipment.
Drinks and snacks will be provided.
*drugs and alcohol will be prohibited*
**TICKET IS NON TRANSFERABLE UNLESS SPOKEN WITH HOST.
