“Pep, The Cat-Murdering Dog”

thespookshowbaby:

“Pep, The Cat-Murdering Dog” was a black Labrador Retriever admitted to Eastern State Penitentiary on August 12, 1924. Prison folklore tells us that Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot used his executive powers to sentence Pep to Life Without Parole for killing his wife’s cherished cat. Prison records support this story: Pep’s inmate number (C-2559) is skipped in prison intake logs and inmate records.

He served the rest of his days in the penitentiary. His ghost is said to now haunt Eastern State. Reports say that in the night you can hear his dog tags jingling up and down the halls, and sometimes him scratching accompanied by a mournful howl.

~ by oddgirl25 on July 20, 2012.