The Karosta prison

It is possible that during the time in the black cell an unlucky prisoner would tell the legend about the white lady. But if in case, you don’t get to hear it then here it is… Lieutenant captain Feldmanis, who until 1997 was the prison warden, tells about a beautiful woman with waist long “red” hair tied in a braid. This women ghost shows up in a white dress. Mr Feldmanis claims that she is about 26 years old and if you speak to her she disappears. The ghost has been and still is seen by many people and frequently. The legend continues, in the year 1944 that a Latvian boy was by mistake caught and brought to prison, the boy was to get married in a couple of weeks. The bride found out and using some women’s tricks got into the prison. When she got to the 18th cell, the prisoners informed her that she was too late; the death penalty was already done. The woman after finding this out hung herself right then and there in that same cell. From that moment on the white ghost is being seen. Often the white ghost also appears like a bright light in the dark corridor, or an ice-cold touch on a hot summer day. Some more scaring things – light bulbs have been unscrewed, and doors suddenly unlocked and slammed open. At night you can hear noises such as wooden shoes walking the hallways, scratching against the walls and the sound of a stick being dragged along the window grates. This ghost has seen almost anyone who has been in prison or has worked as guards here. Of course in Soviet time there did not exist such things as ghosts. To put an end to this haunting, and orthodox priest was called to try and drive her out. This appeared to work, but 2 months later the women ghost appeared and the haunting continued….