Haunted Alcatraz: British Couple Catches Ghost On Camera

A British couple on a tour of the infamous Alcatraz prison claim to have captured a ghost on camera. The now famous photo, taken by Sheila Sillery-Walsh, 48 told the Daily Mail “I knew straight away that the woman in the photo was a ghost. From that point onwards, I wasn’t interested in the Alcatraz tour anymore. I just kept looking at the picture over and over again!”

Walsh, a teaching assistant from Birmingham captured the image of a ghost on her iPhone. The photo shows what looks like a woman staring directly into the camera, complete with hair and clothing from a bygone era.

After examining the photo of what she thought at the time to be an empty empty visitation block cell, she quickly showed it to her partner, Paul Rice.

“I have no logical explanation for the girl in the picture — I’m baffled by her! It’s funny because she’s staring right at the camera, with a knowing look,” Rice told the newspaper. “I was really sceptical about ghosts before but I’m a bit more of a believer now. I do think that the woman in the photo is a ghost.”

Alcatraz, an island in San Francisco Bay is considered to be one of the most haunted places in America. A notorious federal prison from 1934 until 1963 housed some of America’s most ruthless criminals including gangster Al Capone and Robert Stroud, the Birdman of Alcatraz. Today, it’s part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and managed by the National Park Service.

Although officials for Alcatraz publicly dismiss reports of ghosts, several former guards and park rangers have revealed their paranormal experiences at the prison.

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