Episodes

  • The Squirrel Cage Jail, Part One | Guest Kat Slaughter

    The Squirrel Cage Jail, Part One | Guest Kat Slaughter
    May 29 2024
    This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!

    In the 1880s, the Squirrel Cage Jail in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was considered a revolutionary concept in housing inmates. They claimed the new concept allowed for "maximum security with minimum jailer attention."

    It was a "19th-century marvel,” constructed so that only one jailor could watch an entire prison full of prisoners. The cells were all positioned on a central carousel that, when a hand crank was turned, would rotate the cells so that only one could be entered at a time. However, it didn’t take long to realize this concept didn’t work as they thought it would. While the jailer could attend to the one cell – the others were trapped. Of the 18 prisons built, most were closed within a couple of years after opening – however – the Squirrel Cage Jail remained in operation until 1969.

    But it seems some of those who were once there are still there. Reports of hauntings date back to the 1950s when a jailor refused to sleep in his quarters because he believed it to be haunted. In this episode, we talk about the hauntings of the Squirrel Cage Jail with Kat Slaughter, Director of the Squirrel Cage Jail and RailsWest Railroad Museum.

    For more information on the museums as well as tours and paranormal investigations, visit their website thehistoricalsociety.org

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    29 mins
  • Grave Confessions ☠️ | True Paranormal Encounters

    Grave Confessions ☠️ | True Paranormal Encounters
    May 28 2024
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    10 mins
  • The Historic and Haunted Eldridge Hotel, Part Two | Guest Dennis Sneed

    The Historic and Haunted Eldridge Hotel, Part Two | Guest Dennis Sneed
    May 28 2024
    In the 1850s, Kansas was a territory, and the battle was raging between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions. In 1855, the Free State Hotel was built in Lawrence, Kansas. There was no doubt about what the hotel represented. It was burned down on the day of its grand opening.

    It was rebuilt by Colonel Shalor Eldridge. The Eldridge Hotel now stands on that site, and the original cornerstone of the Free State Hotel remains embedded in the wall of Room 506. It is said that Colonel Eldridge has never left his beloved hotel and is there to this day.

    This is Part Two of our conversation with Dennis Sneed about the historic—and haunted—Eldridge Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas.

    For more information on the Eldrige Hotel, visit their website, eldridgehotel.com

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    20 mins
  • Growing Out of Possession, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC

    Growing Out of Possession, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC
    May 28 2024
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    When David began investigating the paranormal with his new team, what was he hoping to accomplish?

    As a child, David Pierce Rodriguez spent several of his formative years possessed. Living in a mansion that held its spirits, combined with depressing family trauma, likely led to something very dark taking on David's body and actions. All these years later, David is out to help those affected by the paranormal and those affected by the supernatural world's darkest sects. The demonic. This is Part Two of our conversation.

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    24 mins
  • Growing Out of Possession, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC

    Growing Out of Possession, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC
    May 28 2024
    This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!

    When David began investigating the paranormal with his new team, what was he hoping to accomplish?

    As a child, David Pierce Rodriguez spent several of his formative years possessed. Living in a mansion that held its spirits, combined with depressing family trauma, likely led to something very dark taking on David's body and actions. All these years later, David is out to help those affected by the paranormal and those affected by the supernatural world's darkest sects. The demonic.

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    32 mins
  • Grave Confessions ☠️ | True Paranormal Encounters

    Grave Confessions ☠️ | True Paranormal Encounters
    May 27 2024
    This is a daily EXTRA from The Grave Talks. Grave Confessions is an extra daily dose of true paranormal ghost stories told by the people who survived them!

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    7 mins
  • Ghosts of Greystone, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC

    Ghosts of Greystone, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC
    May 27 2024
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    Picture it: In the roaring 20s, a family falls into a great fortune in the world of black gold. Oil. Soon, their lives are transformed from everyday citizens to some of the wealthiest people in the world. What do you do when you find such wealth? You build a massive home, of course. But what would they call this enormous concrete and limestone mansion of wealth? Greystone, of course. So there it was the Greystone Mansion, a 47 thousand-square-foot home for a single family. Nights would be filled with lavish parties, the who’s and who of Hollywood showing up, and, like any great story of wealth and excess… tragedy. That tragedy would leave a lasting impression on the estate to this very day. Today, we discuss the story of The Beverly Hills Greystone Mansion with Clete Keith. This is Part Two of our conversation.

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    29 mins
  • Ghosts of Greystone, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC

    Ghosts of Greystone, Part One | Grave Talks CLASSIC
    May 27 2024
    This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE!

    Picture it: In the roaring 20s, a family falls into a great fortune in the world of black gold. Oil. Soon, their lives are transformed from everyday citizens to some of the wealthiest people in the world. What do you do when you find such wealth? You build a massive home, of course. But what would they call this enormous concrete and limestone mansion of wealth? Greystone, of course. So there it was the Greystone Mansion, a 47 thousand-square-foot home for a single family. Nights would be filled with lavish parties, the who’s and who of Hollywood showing up, and, like any great story of wealth and excess… tragedy. That tragedy would leave a lasting impression on the estate to this very day. Today, we discuss the story of The Beverly Hills Greystone Mansion with Clete Keith.

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    43 mins