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Mark Hofmann’s notorious and deadly legacy will always be inextricably tied to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but the impact of his machinations spread far outside of Utah and the church. The new documentary about the case, Murder Among the Mormons, was one of the most-watched shows on Netflix the week it dropped. The three-part series explores how Hofmann fooled a nationwide community of scholars, investigators and collectors, the bombings that killed two people and, finally, the mistakes he made that led to his capture.  The documentary makers, Jared Hess ( Napoleon Dy...

Don Verdean, which starred Sam Rockwell as a phony “Biblical Archaeologist” was “100%” inspired by the Hofmann case. For Measom, a documentary filmmaker whose films include Sons of Perdition, this project was right up his alley. “I caught wind that Jared was interested in it as well,” Measom says. “So we had a sushi lunch, and right there at that time, we said, ‘Let’s do it together.’” The filmmakers wanted to tell the story of Murder Among the Mormons from the point of view of those who were there. “That was the most important aspect,” Hess says, “being able to...

'Murder Among the Mormons': What the Mormon Church Has Said About the Netflix Doc On 3/8/21 at 9:26 AM EST Murder Among the Mormons is streaming now on Netflix, and tells the story of forger Mark Hofmann, known for creating fake documents purporting to be from the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) as well as a series of three bombings that killed two people. As a Vox review of the Netflix true crime series points out, "[ Murder Among the Mormons] wants to portray Mormonism as an intimidating shadow that loomed over the events that unfolded in Salt Lake Ci...

A handheld camera wobbles and zooms in on Mark Hofmann sitting on the floor of his 1985 living room, bouncing a baby on his knee as he watches a news story about himself. We hear the voice of longtime Utah TV news anchor Randall Carlisle delivering the headline, “the police theory that Mark Hofmann was forging documents was a real surprise to the community of scholars and collectors who worked with Hofmann.” The Netflix documentary series Murder Among the Mormons includes the scene from one of Hofmann’s many home videos. The three-part series reached the top 10 on Netflix this week. Th...

Updated at Share This Delving into the conditions that drive an otherwise normal person to murder is compelling stuff. Throw in peeks behind the curtains of one of America’s most debated religious organizations and the historical document trade and you’ve got enough violence, intrigue and nerdiness for three television miniseries. “Murder Among the Mormons” packs all this and more into a three-episode package that keeps you watching and raises some interesting questions but feels lacking in deep, probing examination of the answers to those very questions. “Murder” tells the sto...