History & local legend
Philadelphia City Hall once held defendants in a seventh-floor cell reached by a metal staircase inside a south turret. That secluded part of the building became the setting for an encounter described by Glenn Orwan of Olde City Paranormal.
During an earlier visit, Orwan and fellow investigators heard a male voice near the cell but could not understand its words. He said their recording made the message clearer: “Can I come out now?” In March 2015, he took Daily News reporter Wendy Ruderman back up the staircase, past discarded newspapers and cigarette packs, to show her the place.
They reached a storage room with the old cell door still present. No voice answered during the reporter’s visit.
