The Pickens County Museum in Pickens, SC, is known for hauntings attributed to its past as a county jail, with the most famous being the ghost of Willie Earle. Earle was a young Black man imprisoned for murder during a racially charged and tragic event in 1944; his ghost is said to cry out his innocence from within the museum walls. Reports of spooky occurrences and tragic historical connections have drawn paranormal investigators to the building, which is now on the National Register of Historic Places. The most prominent spectral presence is believed to be Willie Earle, a young man who was convicted of murder and may have been innocent. The haunting involves his spirit being heard crying out his innocence from the former jail. Earle's story is one of racial injustice and tragedy, adding a layer of sadness to the haunting narrative.