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Died. August 21, 1883. (1883-08-21) (aged 68) William Adams "Wild Bill" Hickman (April 16, 1815 – August 21, 1883) was an American frontiersman. He also served as a representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature .
Hickman was arrested for the murder of a US Army official during the Utah War of 1857-58. In 1871, while in prison, he wrote an autobiography that made scandalous claims against the Mormon Church – specifically Brigham Young himself. It was titled “Brigham’s Destroying Angel”.
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Bill Hickman was known to have killed many people in early Utah, yet he seemed to have been shielded from prosecution by the Mormon Church. Orrin Porter Rockwell was another murderer who received protection from the church.
Oct 6, 2016 · Bill Hickman. by Mark Boardman | Oct 6, 2016 | True West Blog. Bill Hickman was an early follower of and bodyguard for Mormon founder Joseph Smith in 1839. After the move to Utah, Hickman became a sheriff, prosecuting attorney, assessor, territorial legislator and successful businessman.
Jun 27, 2007 · Brigham's destroying angel : being the life, confession, and startling disclosures of the notorious Bill Hickman, the Danite chief of Utah : Hickman, William Adams, 1815-1883 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
In June 1880, sick and persecuted, Hickman left Utah with a few family members to live in the wilderness of the Wind River Mountains in western Wyoming, where he died in August 1883. See: William A. Hickman, Brigham's Destroying Angel (1904) ; and Hope A. Hilton, "Wild Bill" Hickman and the Mormon Frontier (1988) .
The eyewitness accounts referred to in the story are Will Bagley, ed., Frontiersman: Abner Blackburn’s Narrative (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1992), 170; William Hickman and J.H. Beadle, Brigham’s Destroying Angel: Being The Life, Confession, and Startling Disclosures of the Notorious Bill Hickman, The Danite Chief of Utah (New Yor...
