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After years of fan requests, the "Ghost Adventures" crew finally faces lockdown in Alcatraz. Located a mile and a half off the shore of San Francisco, CA, the prison was originally developed as a lighthouse, military fort and prison in 1868. According to legend, the Native Americans dubbed it "Evil Island," believing it to be cursed by evil spirits. Spanish and Mexican settlers, after being warned against the land, refused to build on it.
Most notably, "The Rock," served as a federal prison from 1933 until 1963, housing some of the most infamous criminals in US history, like Al Capone, George "Machine Gun" Kelly and the "Birdman of Alcatraz," Robert Franklin Stroud. The fortress has been said to hold the tales of inmates tortured by unseen entities, as well as unsolved escapes.
The Ghost Adventures Crew pull up to the island to do their preliminary investigation at 9:30 p.m., mirroring the lights out policy for the inmates of the past. During this time, they meet with investigator Jeff Dwyer, Ph.D. in Cell Block D to discuss what goes bump in the dark. Jeff tells the crew that the last time he was in Cell 14, he felt a heavy, net-like energy pulling him towards the ground. He also claimed to have seen two red dots, or eyes, staring at him.
The crew later met up with Anne and Sharon Leong, a pair of investigators who have also investigated the prison. Anne recalled the terrifying feeling she had near Cell 14, "a dark heavy shadow," similar to Jeff's experience. They had never met. Zak asks the women to go to the cell with him, and they oblige, only Anne refuses to set foot inside again. For the second time, Zak enters Cell 14 and feels a strange sense of vertigo.