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The beast with the number 666 in the Bible is called the Antichrist or, according to another interpretation, one of the henchmen of Satan - the predecessor of the Apocalypse. For decades, a strange epitaph on this grave haunted many curious people
In a quiet and unremarkable place in a cemetery in Salt Lake City (USA), there is a modest headstone with an extremely bizarre epitaph.
Because of this inscription, this grave has for many years aroused rumors, speculation, curiosity and fear among all who came across its eerie message.
At the grave Lilly E. Gray there is no particular headstone and only a simple slab of brown marble lies. The plaque contains her name, dates of birth and death (June 6, 1881 and November 14, 1958). And below is written what made this stone legendary: "The sacrifice of the beast 666".
This is everything that is carved into Lilly E. Gray's grave, with the exception of a few flowers (primroses, to be exact, often referred to as the Devil's Lantern).
According to hospital records, Lilly died of natural causes. There was nothing unusual about her short obituary. In other words, there are no records or hints to explain this mysterious inscription about the Beast.
The beast with the number 666 in the Bible is called the Antichrist or, according to another interpretation, one of the henchmen of Satan - the predecessors of the Apocalypse.
Lily Gray's husband - Elmer Lewis Gray, could, perhaps, give some answers, but by the time the strange grave became known to the general public, he also died. By the way, Lilly married Elmer at a very respectable age, when she was 72 years old, and before their marriage Elmer was jailed for offenses more than once, which can speak of him as a person of questionable behavior with appropriate morality.
Richelle Hawkes, who was investigating the mystery, found Elmer L. Gray's 1947 notes in the Criminal Pardon Applications document. She also found a note from the 1901 Ogden Standard newspaper that indicated that a man named Elmer Gray had been arrested and sentenced to five days in prison for stealing an umbrella.
"I have no way of knowing if this is Elmer Gray, but the date and his age seem to fit," Hawkes reported.
Because of this, there are numerous assumptions that Elmer was the very "Beast" from whose hands Lilly died directly or indirectly.
Even more interesting clues can be found in the decor of Lilly and Elmer's tombstones. The flower on Lily's grave is an evening primrose, and according to the cemetery's symbolism, primrose, when used on tombstones, symbolizes youth, hope, memory, eternal love and sadness. However, we recall that one of the popular nicknames of primrose is the Devil's Lantern.
And the tombstone of Elmer L. Gray depicts daffodils, which are also widely used in funerary art, but can have such negative associations as narcissism, selfishness and vanity.
Other versions
Some speculate that Lilly was simply the victim of a car accident on Highway 666, which previously ran through part of Utah. The highway was known not only for its name, but also for the large number of fatal accidents that occurred in its uninhabited sections.
It is reported that while Lilly lived in Utah, she was able to travel on the highway, so this theory cannot be completely ruled out.
Another theory suggests that Lilly was involved in the followers of Aleister Crowley, of whom there were quite a lot in Salt Lake City in those years. Crowley was a very famous occultist of the first half of the twentieth century and it is known that Crowley at times referred to himself as "The 666 Beast."
It was assumed that he was somehow significantly involved in the life of Lilly and when she died, in the eyes of her husband or relatives, he became the cause of her death.
However, there is information that Lilly did not move to Salt Lake City until 1950, and Crowley died in 1947, that is, Lilly could not come across him personally.
For decades, a strange epitaph on this grave haunted many curious people. In 2003, Deseret News interviewed a researcher from the Historical Society of Utah, who explained that they still hadn't been able to figure out why such a strange inscription is on the headstone of a rather ordinary, judging by the documents, women like Lilly Gray.
No one knows the answers and there are just a few hard facts: Lilly moved to the area in 1950, just eight years before her death, and when she died, her grave became a Salt Lake City legend.
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