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who seduced young girls under the guise of divine revelation" – but the documents were not as spectacularly anti-Mormon as
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prison by Smith used different ink, paper, and writing instruments. Because the letters had been authenticated by different experts, the inconsistencies had earlier escaped detection. Throckmorton also discovered that some documents, supposedly written by different people, had similar writing styles
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Hofmann agreed to confess his forgeries in open court, in return for which prosecutors in Utah and New York dropped additional charges against him. He was sentenced to five years to life, but the judge recommended that
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Hofmann's forgeries of Mormon documents that have had the greatest
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Hofmann promptly dropped out of school and went into business as a dealer in rare books. He soon fabricated other historically significant documents and became noted among LDS Church history buffs for his "discoveries" of previously unknown materials pertaining to the
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and obsessiveness with which Mormons approach church history." After Hofmann's exposure, the LDS Church tried to correct the record, but the "public relations damage as well as the forgery losses meant the church was also a Hofmann victim."
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one of God's appointed apostles, after murdering two people, and this person doesn't hear any words from God, doesn't intuit a thing. For Hofmann that must have been an absolute rush. He had pulled off the ultimate spoof against God."
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of the Book of Mormon, which he could have filled with inconsistencies and errors, sell them "to the church to be hidden away" and then – as he had done often with embarrassing documents – "make sure its contents were made public."
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able to fully contain the fires of intellectual curiosity that Hofmann helped fan. In contrast, Oaks argued that LDS Church policies restricting access to its archives were similar to those of other large archives such as the
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to admit that we were victimized. It is not the first time the Church has found itself in such a position. Joseph Smith was victimized again and again. The Savior was victimized. I am sorry to say that sometimes it happens."
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churches to acquire the blessing document, Hofmann discovered "a lever to exercise enormous power over his church", a power to "menace and manipulate its leaders with nothing more sinister than a sheet of paper".
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headline read, "Mormon Document Raises Doubts on Succession of Church's Leaders," and the LDS Church was forced to confirm the discovery and publicly present the document to the RLDS Church.
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aspects of the Hofmann case led apostle Dallin H. Oaks to believe that church members had witnessed "some of the most intense LDS Church-bashing since the turn of the century."
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until 1904). A former girlfriend believed Hofmann performed his mission only because of social pressure and the desire not to disappoint his parents.
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president of the church due to the poor health of more senior leaders – but also document experts and distinguished historians. According to
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instead of going to trial, where he would likely have faced the death penalty if found guilty, was quite puzzling to a reporter from the
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around age 14. He had learned that his maternal grandparents had continued to secretly practice
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The Life of Joseph F. Smith, Sixth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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The Poet and the Murderer: A True Story of Literary Crime and the Art of Forgery
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983:historical significance. In August 1987, the
809:was delayed by questions about its authenticity.
2902:American prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment
2751:Victims: The LDS Church and the Mark Hofmann case
1681:Victims: The LDS Church and the Mark Hofmann case
2952:Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Utah
1421:Barker, Nicolas (2003). "A Scandal in America".
842:that looked cracked like alligator skin under a
445:. The LDS Church announced the discovery of the
2244:"Dealer in Mormon fraud called a master forger"
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670:. Hofmann had the signature authenticated by
476:soon after claimed to have decoded the text.
16:American murderer who forged Mormon documents
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280:. Hofmann and his friends were said to have
2069:. Pleasantville, New York: Reader's Digest.
1972:. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press.
1918:"1985 CES Doctrine and Covenants Symposium"
1827:John Whitmer Historical Association Journal
1088:That his grandmother "was the product of a
874:Hofmann not only faced the prospect of the
966:. However, in 2016, he was transferred to
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1855:Mormon America: The power and the promise
1051:, "Postal Mortem", and a 2010 episode of
484:. These deceived not only members of the
418:characters were copied by Smith from the
303:, and in 1973 the church sent him to its
2753:. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
2489:"Top 10s: TV Ratings, Video Games, SVOD"
2378:"A Hofmann forgery 'would be bombshell'"
2356:Mormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show
797:, knew and disapproved of her husband's
625:In 1984, longtime critics of Mormonism
337:for more than a decade after the church
2892:American Mormon missionaries in England
2449:. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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204:(born December 7, 1954) is an American
2352:"John D. Lee Scroll, another forgery?"
2268:"Lee etching: Truth or a clever hoax?"
1036:The events were a part of the series,
2508:Faith and Foul Play in Salt Lake City
1951:– via Utah Lighthouse Ministry.
1092:Mormon union sixteen years after the
943:in his cell by taking an overdose of
935:After Hofmann was imprisoned, he was
543:LDS Church, in an unfavorable light.
502:, Hofmann was by this time a "closet
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2772:. New York: Dutton Adult Hardcover.
2460:Strouse, Jackie (February 4, 2021).
1626:from the original on August 16, 2022
2897:American people convicted of murder
2376:Elaine Jarvik (September 7, 2002).
2220:Winslow, Ben (September 19, 2016).
2014:. Library & Learning Services.
1645:Metcalfe, Brent (August 20, 2014).
1066:(2004). The forger is portrayed by
859:totaling 27 counts, including
2937:People convicted of murder by Utah
1889:Turner, Wallace (March 19, 1981).
1868:Jensen, Derek P. (July 29, 2011).
1825:and Allen Roberts". Book Reviews.
1493:. University of Delaware Library.
1122:meetings with a baby on his arm."
968:Central Utah Correctional Facility
76:Central Utah Correctional Facility
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2324:Mayfield, Steve (June 12, 2006).
1265:The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
414:, the transcript and its unusual
244:Mark Hofmann was born in 1954 in
2877:20th-century Mormon missionaries
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2603:interview with Simon Worrall on
2033:Worrall, Simon (April 8, 2000).
1063:Law & Order: Criminal Intent
917:Utah Board of Pardons and Parole
893:. In January 1987, Hofmann
614:because, in the 1820s, the word
563:During the race by the Utah and
140:(pleaded guilty January 7, 1987)
1936:"Tracking the White Salamander"
1353:In Sillitoe's first edition of
956:Utah Department of Corrections
80:Utah Department of Corrections
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2350:Hale, Van (October 7, 2007).
2326:"The John D. Lee lead scroll"
2300:"The John D. Lee lead scroll"
852:once owned by Martin Harris.
422:from which he translated the
21:Mark Hoffman (disambiguation)
2843:"The Mormon Forgery Murders"
2720:, University of Utah Press,
2199:"The Mormon forgery murders"
2035:"The impersonation of Emily"
1857:. San Francisco, CA: Harper.
1685:University of Illinois Press
1054:Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?
930:They don't know they're dead
284:for fun on the outskirts of
2683:. Vol. 26. p. 63.
2133:. Utah Lighthouse Ministry.
1999:. Vol. 26. p. 63.
1429:. London: British Library.
1236:. At the press conference,
774:Britain's American colonies
753:Declaration of Independence
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2577:The Man Who Forged America
1192:responses of the church."
1135:president of the church."
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224:to murder three people in
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2717:Utah History Encyclopedia
2691:; Roberts, Allen (1989).
2605:The Poet and the Murderer
2173:; Roberts, Allen (1989).
1293:Egyptian Book of the Dead
538:, purportedly written by
510:Joseph Smith III blessing
482:Latter Day Saint movement
373:Anthon Transcript forgery
341:the practice (it was not
218:Latter Day Saint movement
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2927:Former Latter Day Saints
2710:Sillitoe, Linda (1994),
2629:. Simon & Schuster.
1616:"Death: William Hofmann"
1594:. Simon & Schuster.
1360:Murder Among the Mormons
1057:, "An Explosive Love".
1022:Murder Among the Mormons
990:A student of Mormonism,
687:Various forged Americana
627:Jerald and Sandra Tanner
500:Richard and Joan Ostling
2887:American counterfeiters
2768:Worrall, Simon (2002).
2410:churchofjesuschrist.org
1793:"The Salamander Letter"
1773:Peggy, Fletcher Stack.
1758:Worrall, Simon (2002).
322:No Man Knows My History
2837:on September 30, 2011.
2830:. 1988. Archived from
2655:. St. Martin's Press.
2467:The Hollywood Reporter
2081:Smith, Joseph Fielding
1726:. St. Martin's Press.
1677:Turley, Richard E. Jr.
1495:University of Delaware
1491:"Forging a collection"
638:Other Mormon forgeries
388:
136:, theft by deception,
2445:Brooke, John (1994).
2273:The Salt Lake Tribune
2242:(February 11, 1987).
2150:The Salt Lake Tribune
2065:Innes, Brian (2005).
1941:The Salt Lake Tribune
1875:The Salt Lake Tribune
1622:. February 23, 1993.
1094:1890 church manifesto
876:death penalty in Utah
849:Book of Common Prayer
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179:2 (including himself)
121:Covering up forgeries
109:(1979–1987; divorced)
2816:at Wikimedia Commons
2649:Smith, Gregory White
2609:(video). Booknotes.
2430:Shipps, Jan (2000).
2022:on February 5, 2008.
1720:Smith, Gregory White
1459:. February 11, 1987.
1167:, had looked at the
899:second-degree murder
824:Trial and sentencing
656:Egbert Bratt Grandin
618:might also refer to
455:$ 5 gold Mormon coin
412:Joseph Smith–History
327:critiquing Mormonism
234:second-degree murder
202:Mark William Hofmann
107:Doralee "Dorie" Olds
42:Mark William Hofmann
1803:on 6 February 2010.
1762:. New York: Dutton.
869:preliminary hearing
861:first-degree murder
791:William E. McLellin
778:Library of Congress
2653:The Mormon Murders
2613:. August 18, 2002.
2249:The New York Times
2115:on March 10, 2014.
2010:Roberts, Allan D.
1896:The New York Times
1724:The Mormon Murders
1456:The New York Times
1400:Huntington Library
1165:Spencer W. Kimball
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490:Gordon B. Hinckley
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2747:Turley, Richard E
2734:on March 21, 2024
2554:An Explosive Love
2280:on March 12, 2018
2266:(March 3, 2002).
2209:on April 3, 2014.
2094:978-1-258-00505-4
1797:Meridian Magazine
1779:Salt Lake Tribune
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1169:Anthon Transcript
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891:Oath of a Freeman
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