For decades, employees and visitors at Salt Lake City’s Rio Grande Depot told stories about the Purple Lady—a young woman supposedly killed by a train after a disastrous reunion with her returning fiancé. People claimed to see her reflection in the women’s restroom, hear her singing after hours, and feel her presence moving through the building’s basement co ... Show More
Today
The Boy Who Never Made the Bus: Macin Smith (Utah)
On September 1, 2015, seventeen-year-old Macin Smith apparently left his home in St. George, Utah, to catch the school bus. He never arrived. His wallet, cash, identification, passport, backpack, phone, and laptop were all left behind. More than a decade later, his online account ... Show More
25m 1s
Yesterday
The Haunted House With a Ghost on Staff: Asylum 49 (Utah)
In Tooele, Utah, there's a haunted attraction that never had to pretend it was an abandoned hospital...because it actually was one. Asylum 49 occupies the former Tooele Valley Hospital, built on land that had previously served as the county poor farm. For years, its full-contact ... Show More
24m 42s
Sep 2
The April Fools' Fire: Cottonwood Paper Mill (Utah)
At three in the morning on April Fools’ Day, 1893, the alarm bells at Utah’s Granite Paper Mill began ringing. The people living nearby heard them, checked the date—and went back to sleep. By sunrise, the mill’s wooden interior and machinery were gone, leaving behind a roofless f ... Show More
22m 18s
Mar 2025
The Valley of Headless Men
A chilling dive into the eerie legend of Canada’s Nahanni Valley, where natural beauty masks centuries of terror. From Indigenous warnings to modern disappearances, the story unfolds like a haunting puzzle. With explorers going missing, decapitated bodies, and strange forces at p ... Show More
23m 1s
Jun 2021
Episode 173: Darkness and Light
<p>On the edge of the world, where risk and danger crash constantly against the shores of civilization, stands a type of ancient guardian that everyone recognizes, but few truly understand. And there's at least one mystery waiting for those brave enough to explore them.</p> <p>—— ... Show More
28m 28s
<p>Beneath one of America's largest man-made objects is a dark, painful past. And if the stories are true, it has never truly let go of the world around it.</p> <p>————————</p> <p><strong>Lore Resources: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Episode Music: <a href= "http://www.lorepodcast.com/m ... Show More
