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Mar 3, 2021 · “Murder Among the Mormons” details the investigation into the three bombings and the extent of Hofmann’s crimes—almost everything he ever dealt, including the materials that shaped his violent crimes, were forgeries.
- Barbara Jones Brown: Another Part of The Historical Record
- W. Paul Reeve: Leaves Religion Underexplored
- Cristina Rosetti: A Compelling Story in Context
- JB Haws: Suspenseful Storytelling
- Janiece Johnson: The ‘Quirky Flair’ Lessens The Story’S Weight
- Patrick Mason: A Story of Manipulated Trust
- Benjamin Park: Heavy on Crime, Light on Context
- Ian Barber: A Snapshot Into A Different Historical Era
- Matthew Bowman: Intimate and Human
I was 18 when Mark Hofmann’s bombs ripped through Salt Lake City in October 1985. Because I was living in Utah and because my dad was very much into the Mormon history world, the mystery and controversy encircling Hofmann’s crimes and forgeries left an indelible impression on me. Indeed, at that time it seemed there was hardly an adult in Utah — an...
For those who grew up in Utah in the 1980s, the documentary offers an evocative look back at an episode that seized local attention and sometimes brought Utah and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unwanted national scrutiny. The directors, however, kept the focus primarily on Mark Hofmann and structured their story as a true crime dra...
“Murder Among the Mormons” captured audiences with a binge-worthy story of deceit and murder. However, for those interested in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its own internal wrestle with history, the stories that lie behind the infamous murder is equally compelling. Time constraints did not allow the directorsto...
More than anything, this series does something that I don’t think any previous treatment of the Mark Hofmann saga has done — or likely could have done — quite so powerfully: and that is to give viewers a sense of just how devastating this was for so many lives. So many people were deceived, betrayed, used. The interviews, the honesty, the emotion, ...
As I began to watch Netflix’s “Murder Among the Mormons,” I remembered that “Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders” by Linda Sillitoe and Allen Roberts was the first non-church-produced work of Latter-day Saint history I ever read. I later read Rick Turley’s “Victims.” I’ve always been compelled by the story — it is hard not to be. Ov...
At one point in the Netflix documentary “Murder Among the Mormons,” the veteran Utah journalist Rod Decker comments that the only kinds of people who usually care about rare historical documents are “nerds.” He’s probably right. Yet when it comes to Latter-day Saints, I’ve rarely met one who could resist the pull of seeing or touching a first-editi...
“Murder Among the Mormons” is a well-done contribution to America’s ever-growing true crime obsession. The directors succeed at capturing the anxiety and fear that gripped Utah during the harrowing crisis, as well as the wider attention and gawking it warranted. They are also generally respectful toward the Church of Jesus Christ and, perhaps even ...
The Netflix documentary highlights the tragic impacts of a very clever, egotistical and ruthless criminal who deceived his own community, including family and associates. But the impacts of the deception — on scholarship, at least — are specific to the 1980s largely, allowing that some of Hofmann’s forgeries may yet be identified. Hofmann manipulat...
I think the film’s craftsmanship was superb. Through slightly slowed reenactments, interviews with riveting characters, and extraordinary footage, (Jared) Hessand (Tyler) Measom resurrect the world of 1980s Salt Lake City, and in particular the intellectual Latter-day Saint circles of that time and place. More than anything else, that world was ver...
Investigating an outrageous but true story with restraint, Murder Among the Mormons is entertaining true-crime pulp and a fascinating examination of a community. Read Critics Reviews....
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- Chris Richards, John Michael May
- Jared Hess, Tyler Measom
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Mar 3, 2021 · Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Murder Among The Mormons’ On Netflix, A Docuseries About Church Documents, Money And 3 Bombings In Salt Lake City. By Joel Keller @ joelkeller. Published March 3,...
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Mar 4, 2021 · TV Guide rating: 5/5. Murder Among the Mormons is now streaming on Netflix. The new Netflix true crime series examines the 1985 bombings in Salt Lake City and their relation to the Mormon...
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Mar 2, 2021 · ‘Murder Among the Mormons’ Review: An Explosive Mystery. A Netflix docuseries revisits the 1985 bombings in Salt Lake City that uncovered a trove of purportedly rare church documents....
Mar 2, 2021 · ‘Murder Among the Mormons’ review: Forgery scandal turns fatal on Netflix - Chicago Sun-Times. Movies and TV Entertainment and Culture Crime. ‘Murder Among the Mormons’: Series smartly recalls when a forgery scandal turned fatal.
