The Alcatraz Ghost (Certified)

This photo was sent to me by Glenn Shelton. He believes he has captured a real Alcatraz Ghost on film. Shelton says he believes this proves that Alcatraz is the" Most Haunted Federal Prison" In the world.

In the late 1850s, the first inmates to occupy Alcatraz were military prisoners who were put to work building a new prison that later became known as "The Rock." The U.S. Army used the island until 1933, at which time the Federal Government decided to open a maximum-security, minimum-privilege penitentiary to deal with the most incorrigible inmates.

Alcatraz was designed to break rebellious prisoners by putting them in a structured, monotonous routine until their release. Prisoners were given four basic things - food, clothing, shelter and medical care. Receiving anything beyond that had to be earned. Famous criminals, such as Al Capone, George "Machine-Gun" Kelly, Alvin Karpis and Arthur "Doc" Barker, spent time in Alcatraz. Mobsters in other prisons often managed to manipulate special privileges from guards, but not at Alcatraz.

Author's Input:

This photo is certified. This is the first certified ghost photo on The Ghost District blog.While we are aware of other very famous and certified ghost photos, we are not going to post them here unless they are submitted by the original owners. Also, we are looking mainly for new ghost photos submitted by regular people and paranormal investigators alike. 

So, back to the photo! This picture is one of the most exciting because it is a full length shadow figure, completely taking up the frame. Some skeptics believe this to be a camera defect, however, if that were the case the entire photo would show similar errors and faults. You can easily see that the rest of the picture is crystal clear quality, not even one black "smudge" anywhere but the middle. Also, some people say this could be black spray paint along the stairs case. This is absurd really, it wouldn't come out looking like this, you would see the dips of the staircase and indents of the paint following the contours of the steps. This is `00% legitimate proof of a shadow figure. Congrats Glenn!