Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders

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Mark Hofmann, a premed student, decided at age 25 to become a professional forger of old documents…. His Mormon upbringing and … research into the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints enabled Mr. Hofmann to forge … the so-called Salamander Letter, which raised questions about the very foundation of Mormonism. … When he found himself facing exposure, he … selected two men who were innocently involved in his fraudulent transactions and left pipe bombs to kill them.