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The 'ghost' of a jealous man who murdered his young lover after she dumped him have been caught on camera at one of Cornwall's most haunted locations.

The paranormal apparition was revealed when Tony Ferguson, a man who claims he can "communicate with the other side", decided to put Bodmin Jail's famous haunting activities to a test.

The 32-year-old from Southampton and his wife Bev brought their camera and other ghost hunting devices to Cornwall's prison where notorious criminals used to be executed.

While the couple made sure they were the only visitors in the famous attraction, they captured many supernatural incidents including faint voices, strange electronic voice phenomena and light orbs flying around the rooms.

Tony shared the footage with Cornwall Live, and its spookiest moment is when the lights went completely white before what appears to be the full figure of a ghost turns up in an empty corridor.

(Image: Tony Ghost Hunts)

"We had scratches, banging, EVPs, strange noises, shadows, mists, strong orbs and best of all a ghost," Tony wrote on his YouTube channel.

"Bodmin [Jail] have verified this, also have they have seen this ghost and were shocked at some of the captures.

"Now that's saying something as that is the most haunted jail in the UK and has had some of the craziest stuff happen."

Tony believes the 'apparition' caught might be that of William Hampton, the last man to be hanged in the county.

Indeed Tony had called his name a few seconds before the apparition, urging: "If there are any spirits there at all, please leave a message".

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William Hampton, from St Erth, was convicted of murder at Bodmin court on June 24, 1909 and was sentenced to death.

A month earlier, the 24-year-old strangled his girlfriend Emily Tredea, 16, at Vicarage Row in the village.

According to website British Executions, the man met the teenager in Cornwall after working several years in America.

They got engaged in 1908 but, a few months later, after Emily is thought to have said she would not stay with William anymore, he killed her in her family house.

The murderer gave himself up to the police after running away from the scene. He was executed on July 20, 1909 and became Cornwall’s last person to be hanged.

(Image: Tony Ghost Hunts)

In all, between 1735 when the jail opened and 1909, 60 people, including eight women, were executed in Bodmin Jail.

Although both sexes were represented in the prison, men and women were segregated.

Its population started to decline in the 1820s until the prison closed completely in the early 20th century and that, the buildings were sold in 1929.