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Steve Mayfield: Crime Scene Photographer (Part 2)

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In our next conversation with Steve Mayfield, we will learn more about his background.  It turns out he is a crime scene photographer, and we will briefly touch on some cases he has worked on.

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I will say in the 25 years I worked with Salt Lake Police Department, I’ve been involved in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping. I did some photography and work on that; Lori Hacking murder; the little girl that was kidnapped and killed Destiny Norton. One of the things I’ve done for about 11 years was to document the activities of the protesters at General Conference.

GT: Oh, Kate Kelly?

Steve: Yep. Just the street. Preachers and things like that.

GT: Oh, the street preachers.

Steve: Because of the lawsuits that these folks have had against the city and the police department, it became necessary for us to document their activities to show that as a city, as a police department, we’re following federal guidelines of free speech and city ordinances. They were taking pictures of us and we would take pictures of them. And for 11 years I did it every Conference. So I don’t know what went on inside Conference Center, but I was out there with all the various groups and things. It was important enough that when they had the federal lawsuit here, my photos went to the federal court and they also went to the appeals court in Denver. They used my photos and defending the city.

Check out our conversation!  Don’t forget our previous conversation with Steve on the Patty Hearst kidnapping!

Steve Mayfield works in the Crime Lab in the Salt Lake City Police Dept as a crime scene photographer.
Steve Mayfield works in the Crime Lab in the Salt Lake City Police Dept as a crime scene photographer.

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  • Date: August 29, 2018
  • Guest: Steve Mayfield
  • Mormon violence, Mormons & Crime, Persecution against Mormons
  • Historical Mentions Mormon History
  • Tags: crime, crime scene photographer, General Conference protestors, GT Podcast, iTunes, kidnapping, Mormons & FBI, murder
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