Yvette Gentile

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So Supernatural · HAUNTED: Alcatraz · 31 Jul 2026 podcast

The smoke had no clear source and it often just dissipated in a few minutes, although there were no windows. matched

Then there were endless accounts of prisoners mysteriously breaking out of their cells at night when they were supposed to be on lockdown. matched

Later, the missing inmate would be found outside the building, wandering in the yards, but still inside the prison gates. matched

It didn't seem like they were trying to escape, though, because they were always confused and sometimes very scared. matched

They didn't run away or resist when the guards took them back to their cells. matched

In fact, this happened multiple times to multiple people over the years. matched

The Alcatraz staff could never explain it, but it seemed like something had teleported these men outside against their will. matched

But a lot of prison officials didn't care about the ghost sightings or the paranormal activity happening there because they had bigger problems, like the budget. matched

It was very expensive to run a prison on an island. matched

All of their food, their supplies, and even drinking water had to be shipped in from the mainland. matched

Although the prison wasn't at capacity, the expenses were adding up. matched

So in other words, Alcatraz was too expensive to keep operating. matched

So the federal government decided to close the facility on March 21, 1963, after only 29 years of operation. matched

All the prisoners were transferred to other facilities. matched

After Alcatraz Prison closed on March 21, 1963, the federal government didn't know what to do with the facility. matched

So the island became uninhabited again. matched

The prison sat empty, gathering dust. matched

And then in 1969, six years after the prison closed, a group of Native American activists called Indians of All Tribes sailed to the island and claimed it for themselves. matched

They said, based on the government's own treaties, abandoned federal land belonged to indigenous people. matched

So for 19 months, they held on to the island. matched

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