Case file · Haunting
Old Montana Prison riot
In April 1959 inmates seized the Montana State Prison at Deer Lodge for 36 hours; the deputy warden was killed and the two ringleaders died before the National Guard retook the cellblock. The old prison is now a museum with ghost tours.
1959 CE · 46.40, -112.73 · status: legend
The sceptical view
The riot is well documented; the haunting reports date from the museum era.