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Galesburg, IL Hauntings

Jail Cell:

The old Knox County Jawas purchased by Knox College in the 70's, and it is located on the college campus. The front half of the building was renovated and is used for offices and classrooms, but the back half (the cell area) remains untouched and hasn't changed since it was built in the late 1800's. When the jawas was still active, an inmate supposedly escaped, ran across the college campus, but was caught and placed back in his cell. He later committed suicide inside the cell on the second level, the second one from the stairs.

Knox College:

Returning from a study group one night, a beautiful coed was bludgeoned with a brick, and left to die on the steps of her dorm. Some say late in the evening, one can smell the essence of perfume in the stairwell, as if the coed keeps a vigil of protection over this dorm. I remember the murder...happened March 28, 1998. Her name was Andrea Racibozynski from Naperville, IL and she was just 19 years old. The man that murdered her is Clyde A. Best, a fellow student. Apparently, he got into a fight with Andrea the night of the murder.