Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Texas Spirit Seekers investigate Motley County Jail



Texas Spirit Seekers co-founder Teresa Allen documents a jail cell during an investigation in the Motley County Jail in Matador Saturday, October 18th. A variety of sensory equipment recorded any paranormal activities in the jail.

Saturday, October 18, 2008. (Geoffrey McAllister, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)

Texas Spirit Seekers technical manager Chris Travis investigates a staircase in the Motley County Jail in Matador during a paranormal investigation Saturday, October 18th. A variety of sensory equipment recorded any paranormal activities in the jail.

Saturday, October 18, 2008. (Geoffrey McAllister, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
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When it comes to hauntings, some places just seem to fit the bill.

Graveyards, churches and abandoned hospitals are common themes for spooky tales. But what about a derelict frontier jail?

It was that curiosity that brought the Texas Spirit Seekers, a group of paranormal investigators, to the 117-year-old Motley County jail in Matador... (Continue reading related article: Spirit Seekers spend eerie evenings in old Motley County jail)