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True Crime

James Ruppert: The Easter Sunday Massacre

March 30, 2025 April 30, 2025
Strange & Unusual

Mary Reeser: Spontaneous Combustion Case

August 13, 2020 April 30, 2025
History

A History of Séances

February 27, 2025 March 7, 2025
Haunted History

Death Did Not Silence Her: The Murder of Zona Heaster Shue

April 22, 2025 April 30, 2025
HistoryPosthumous ProfilesStrange & UnusualUrban Legends

Unraveling the Legend: Lilly E. Gray Victim of the Beast 666

October 29, 2018 February 1, 2025
CemeteriesUrban Legends

Flo’s Grave: The Haunted Legend & Tragic Truth

October 13, 2012 February 13, 2025
Cemeteries

A Life Cut Short: Dirk Groen’s Story at Ogden City Cemetery

May 2, 2014 March 8, 2025 Jennifer Jones

A Headstone That Caught My Eye

Dirk Groen’s grave in Ogden Cemetery caught my eye one day as I wandered through the headstones, camera in hand. I love exploring cemeteries, searching for the stories hidden in stone. Ogden City Cemetery is one of my favorites; it’s old, expansive, and filled with unique headstones that hint at lives once lived. No matter how many times I visit, I always seem to find something new.

At first glance, Dirk’s headstone wasn’t unusual, but something about it made me pause. The inscription noted he had died young, which always piques my curiosity. Who was he? And what had happened to him?

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Cemeteries

William Samelius’ Grave: The Timekeeper’s Legacy in Stone

August 31, 2013 February 16, 2025 Jennifer Jones

Discovering a Unique Monument Much to my children’s disappointment, I love wandering through cemeteries, camera in hand. They usually

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Cemeteries

The Hidden History of Jessop Family Cemetery

July 7, 2013 May 22, 2025 Jennifer Jones7 comments

A Lifelong Fascination with the Macabre My fascination with all things creepy started early. By the time I was

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CemeteriesUrban Legends

Emo’s Grave – Salt Lake City

April 27, 2013 February 15, 2025 Jennifer Jones11 comments

The Legend: If you visit Emo’s Grave, circle the Moritz Columbarium three times while chanting "Emo, Emo, Emo" and

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Abandoned Brigham City Indian School with broken windows and peeling paint (Dec 2012).
AbandonedHaunted UtahHistoryUrban Legends

Brigham City Indian School

December 23, 2012 February 15, 2025 Jennifer Jones84 comments

For decades, the Brigham City Indian School sat abandoned, its empty halls fueling eerie stories of restless spirits and

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A ghostly Jean Baptiste, a 19th-century grave robber, stands on the desolate shore of the Great Salt Lake at night. He wears worn 1860s work clothes, his gaunt face illuminated by the moonlight, while mist rolls over the dark water behind him.
Dark History

Jean Baptiste: Utah’s Exiled Grave Robber

November 12, 2012 February 14, 2025 Jennifer Jones7 comments

The Legend of Jean Baptiste Salt Lake City is home to one of the strangest true-ish legends that I’ve

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Close-up of a sorrowful stone statue of a woman resting her head on her hand, set against a clear blue sky.
Urban Legends

The Weeping Woman of Logan Cemetery: A Haunting Legend

October 14, 2012 February 14, 2025 Jennifer Jones5 comments

The Legend of the Weeping Woman of Logan Cemetery: If you stand in front of the Weeping Woman of

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CemeteriesUrban Legends

Flo’s Grave: The Haunted Legend & Tragic Truth

October 13, 2012 February 13, 2025 Jennifer Jones9 comments

According to local legend, if you flash the lights of your car onto Flo’s grave three times, her ghost

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