Hooky Jack’s building
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
Other · local-legend
The Story
Local accounts collected by HauntedPlaces.org identify the apparition as John ‘Hooky Jack’ Leary, a former night watchman. He reportedly peers through a glass door, while chairs and pool balls move without anyone touching them. Staff have also described footsteps and conversations in apparently empty parts of the building.
The Hauntings
Local accounts collected by HauntedPlaces.org identify the apparition as John ‘Hooky Jack’ Leary, a former night watchman. He reportedly peers through a glass door, while chairs and pool balls move without anyone touching them. Staff have also described footsteps and conversations in apparently empty parts of the building.
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