Even before the last prisoner left in 1997, tales of hauntings have surrounded the territory. The most prevalent of ghostly tales is that of the White Lady.
In 1944 the German army caught a young Latvian man on the
street and locked him in jail. The young man had to get married in a couple of
weeks. His bride managed to get through to him to the cell, but it was too
late, the young man had already been shot.The woman then proceeded to commit suicide
in the prison cell.
Her ghost has been seen wandering around the Karosta territory, slamming heavy
prison doors, switching off light bulbs, charging mobile phones, etc., said
Monta Krafte of Liepajas information center.
Ghost Hunters International producers believe that the TV show will
significantly increase popularity of Karosta in the world.
Karosta jail was constructed in the early 20th century. In
2002 an organization for preservation of Karosta jail was established, managing
the jail and the territory.
The team of international ghost hunters has already visited famous English and
Scottish castles, as well as haunted sites in Peru,Singapore, Sweden, the Philippines and other countries.
Liepaja's Karosta jail is the only Baltic site in their project, reported Krafte.
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