Lilly E. Gray: Victim of the Beast — Attraction in Salt Lake City

There is a fascinating and tragic story behind Mrs. Gray and her unique grave marker. The one that got you looking for this place on the map is likely an overblown urban myth, though. Use your better judgement and search Google for a more accurate answer that doesn't involve supernatural forces - just a sad marriage and a mentally ill husband. Nonetheless, it's a great story and high on the list of SLC's many odd places.

Please remember that this is a cemetery and depending on the time you visit there may be funerals and almost always grieving people. Please respect them.

Pro tip: Stop at the cemetery sexton's office on the corner of 4th Avenue and N Street during business hours for a free guide and directions to other graves...

Went at night and was too scared to go all the way to the grave lol! We dressed up in dia de Los muertos costumes and took some night shots on my Nikon.

What made it eerie was that I'd completely charged my camera battery and within the first 10 minutes, it was dead.

Beyond that, the visit (my first to a cemetery at night) was uneventful.

On the way back down the hill, a guy was sitting in his car and heard me say I was scared. He gave out a loud, "rawwwwr" to which I screamed and ran back to the vanabus. So fun!

Went back in the morning to visit Lilly's grave. It definitely didn't disappoint. Leave some coins for her...

Which beast? So the 2 best stories we've heard so far: One from the headstone company, in which they were told that the "beast" refers to the government.

The other story is that according to her husband Elmer's journal, he claimed he and his wife were abducted by the Democratic party. He was held against his will in the state prison, and his wife was murdered by the same.

Her obituary says she simply died of natural causes. And Elmer? Well he was a convicted felon, well before her death, so he may have held a weird grudge against the government for incarcerating him...

Strange...