SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — As October begins, the colors of leaves turn, and Halloween approaches, Utah’s haunted history creeps into the spotlight. From ghostly apparitions to unexplained phenomena, these five iconic locations across the state have earned their reputations as some of the most haunted places in Utah.

1. Rio Grande Depot – The Purple Lady’s Domain

Built in 1910, the Rio Grande Depot at 300 S Rio Grande Street in downtown Salt Lake City is more than just a hub for state history offices and the Utah History Research Center—it’s home to one of Utah’s most famous ghosts: the Purple Lady. Visitors and staff have reported sightings of a woman in a purple dress wandering the halls, believed to be mourning a lost love. Legend has it a young woman in the early 1900s was in an argumen

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