Today as a part of our Halloween series, we tell four original Ghost Prison Stories of varying levels of frightfulness. All of these stories were initially told between 1875 – 1909. You be the judge on what is real or not.

Zip Wyatt the Ghost of Enid Oklahoma

October 25, 2020


Hello everyone and welcome Okie Investigations.   My Name is Trevor Shelby. In this episode we are going to discuss a couple of Ghost stories that take place in the Sooner State.  That’s right, this week we will be talking about True-ish Crime-ish stories of fright, despair and general all around fun. In this episode we will discuss What happened, Why and what’s happened since. 

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I’ve really enjoyed working on these short ghostly stories.  I’ve been trying to find things that were reported on that may have some kind of historical significance.  Last week we talked about the Oklahoma Panhandle, this week we are covering a couple of stories that take place in more central Oklahoma.  As a little Bonus, I will be posting the news articles that these stories come from on our Facebook page, throughout the week so make sure you stop by and check those out.

Haunted Oklahoma – The Ghost of Robbers Roost

October 18, 2020


In this episode we are going to discuss the Ghost of Robbers Roost that has haunted the Oklahoma Panhandle for years.. That’s right, this week we will be talking about True-ish Crime-ish stories of fright, despair and general all around fun. In this episode we will discuss What happened, Why and what’s happened since.

Robbers Roost Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AllanGriggs01/

Oklahoma Historical Society: https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RO003

Melissa Vincent, “Robbers’ Roost,” The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=RO003.