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Join Steve & Tango from Ghost Hunters and Ghost Nation for Photos, Autographs, Meet & Greets then a Lights Out Ghost Hunt of the Old Lake County Jail and Sheriff's House in Crown Point, IN.As seen in Episode 11 of Ghost Hunters, Steve & Tango are back to experience this location with YOU the fan.
Built in 1882, The Crown Point jail was considered escape-proof, but on March 3, 1934, gangster John Dillinger proved otherwise with a daring escape. Arrested in Tucson, Arizona, in January for a bank robbery in East Chicago that led to Detective William Patrick O'Malley's death, Dillinger was extradited to Indiana on January 28 and jailed in Crown Point.
Legend says Dillinger either carved a wooden gun or obtained a real one, and used it to lock up 14 jailers, including the Warden. He escaped with a fellow prisoner and two hostages, crossing…
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Old Jail / Sheriff's House, 226 S Main St ,Crown Point,IN,United States
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