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Exploring Utah's Most Haunted Places: Ghosts, Curses, and Tragic Histories

Lights OutJuly 22, 202232 min73,326 views
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Haunted Union Station, Ogden

  • 🚂 Union Station in Ogden is a hotspot for paranormal activity, with the ghosts of victims from a tragic train crash in 1944 and a cashier named Frank Yenser who died in a construction accident.
  • 👻 Frank Yenser is said to haunt the basement, sometimes seen as a ghostly figure in a bowler hat, while victims of the train crash appear as mutilated figures in 1940s clothing.

The Bigelow Hotel's Tragic Past

  • 🏨 Originally the Ben Lamonde Hotel, the Bigelow Hotel has a history of deaths, including a woman who died by suicide due to chronic pain and a cook who fell to his death in an elevator shaft.
  • 👤 The ghost of Edward Spellman, who died in a drunken altercation, is believed to haunt the top floor, targeting women who have had too much to drink.
  • 📉 The hotel also saw suicides linked to the Great Depression, with men jumping from the top floors, and a brutal murder of a hotel clerk.

Salt Lake City's Spectral Sites

  • 💜 The Rio Grande Train Station is haunted by the "Purple Lady," a ghost seen in a purple dress and hat, believed to be a woman who died tragically chasing her engagement ring onto the tracks.
  • 🎩 Her fiancé is also sometimes spotted, seemingly warning her away from the dangerous tracks.
  • 🏛️ The McCune Mansion is reportedly home to two spirits: Alfred McCune, the original owner, who flickers lights and wanders the halls, and a ten-year-old girl who travels through mirrors.

Logan's Haunted Theater and Petrified Forest Curse

  • 🎭 The Kay Lyric Theater in Logan is haunted by Everett Jones, an actor who was allegedly murdered by a jealous castmate over stage time, and his ghost is known for disembodied giggles and moving objects.
  • 🌳 The Escalante Petrified Forest State Park is said to be cursed, with visitors who remove petrified wood experiencing severe bad luck, including accidents, financial ruin, and death.
  • 📜 The park displays "conscience letters" from those who regret taking the wood, detailing their misfortunes.
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