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Mark Hofmann

Mark William Hofmann (born December 7, 1954) is an American counterfeiter, forger, and convicted murderer. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished forgers in history, Hofmann is especially noted for his creation of fake documents related to the history of the Latter Day Saint movement. When his schemes began to unravel, he constructed bombs to…

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Mark William Hofmann (1954-12-07) December 7, 1954 (age 71) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Convictions
Murder, theft by deception, fraud (pleaded guilty January 7, 1987)
Criminal penalty
Life imprisonment
Date
October 15, 1985
Injured
2 (including himself)
Killed
2

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related to Sources · 59
Mark Hofmann → Allen, Art, August, Booknotes, C-SPAN, Dallin, Deceit, Dutton Adult Hardcover, Ensign, Forger Mark Hofmann, Forgery, Fraudulent, Gathering, Gregory White, Hofmann, Illinois Press, ISBN, Linda, Lindsey, Literary Crime
related to Early life · 26
Mark Hofmann → According, Bristol, Brodie's, Church, England, Fawn, He, History, Hofmann, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints, LDS, LDS Church, Like, Lucille, Mormon, Mormonism, Murray, No Man Knows My
related to External links · 11
Mark Hofmann → Archived, Board, May, Media, Pardons, PDF, September, The Crime Library, The Mormon Forgery Murders, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Born · 1
Mark Hofmann → Mark William Hofmann (1954-12-07) December 7, 1954 (age 71) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Convictions · 1
Mark Hofmann → Murder, theft by deception, fraud (pleaded guilty January 7, 1987)
Criminal penalty · 1
Mark Hofmann → Life imprisonment
Date · 1
Mark Hofmann → October 15, 1985
Injured · 1
Mark Hofmann → 2 (including himself)
Killed · 1
Mark Hofmann → 2
Motive · 1
Mark Hofmann → Covering up forgeries

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Mark HofmannBornMark William Hofmann (1954-12-07) December 7, 1954 (age 71) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.1.00infobox
Mark HofmannConvictionsMurder, theft by deception, fraud (pleaded guilty January 7, 1987)1.00infobox
Mark HofmannCriminal penaltyLife imprisonment1.00infobox
Mark HofmannDateOctober 15, 19851.00infobox
Mark HofmannInjured2 (including himself)1.00infobox
Mark HofmannKilled21.00infobox
Mark HofmannMotiveCovering up forgeries1.00infobox
Mark HofmannOccupationsDocument dealer and forger1.00infobox
Mark HofmannOther nameMike Hansen1.00infobox
Mark HofmannSpouse.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…1.00infobox
Mark HofmannStatusIncarcerated at Central Utah Correctional Facility, Utah Department of Corrections number 412351.00infobox
Mark HofmannWeaponsBombs1.00infobox

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