Episode
Ghost Hunters: Glimmer Men
Overview
The team travels to Massachusetts to investigate the USS Salem. The heavy cruiser ship was built in 1945 toward the end of WWII. Presently, volunteers and crew-members claim they've seen full-bodied apparitions and heard voices throughout the vessel.
Details
- Series
- Ghost Hunters
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2009-10-07
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Glimmer Men is Episode 16 in Season 5 of Ghost Hunters. It aired on 2009-10-07. The runtime is 45 min.
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