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How an accidental historian won over critics and shed light on two of Mormonism’s darkest hours (Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) Richard Turley holds one of Joseph Smith's personal documents during a news conference to announce a release in the "Joseph Smith Papers" project in 2013. Turley recently retired. | Updated: March 4, 2021, 3:33 p.m. It was 1986, a dark time for Mormon historians. Just months earlier, infamous document collector Mark Hofmann had forged his way into the market for historical pieces relating to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — even fooli...

(RNS) — I’ll admit that when I first heard that Netflix would be airing a three-part documentary about the infamous 1985 Salt Lake City bombings that claimed two lives, I groaned inwardly. The incident has already been sensationalized in a series of true-crime books and countless articles; what more remained to be said? But the fast-paced docuseries “Murder Among the Mormons,” which debuted Wednesday, was better than I expected, a solid B. The Wall Street Journal called it “tautly constructed” and “a combination detective story, crime thriller and artistic triumph of nonfiction ...

Shannon Flynn was originally a suspect for the bombings perpetrated by his friend and associate Mark Hofmann, as depicted in Murder Among The Mormons.

This history of the Salamander Letter from Netflix's docuseries includes the origin story of the Mormon Church, the letter itself, and the surprising events that followed.

Where is Shannon Flynn now? Murder Among the Mormons airs on Netflix Murder Among the Mormons releases today, March 3 rd, on Netflix and introduces viewers to Shannon Flynn, a key part of the events. Read on to find out more about him, where he is now, and if he’s still a Mormon. The documentary tells the story of Mark Hofmann, a convicted murderer and expert forger, who duped the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the Mormon Church, links to history and preserving it are important, which made religious artefacts and documents the prime target for Hoffman.