Mormons and Crime (Steve Mayfield)
We’re going to be discussing Mormons and crime. Steve Mayfield passed away on March 30, 2024. This interview is from 2018 where we discussed his collection of Mormon crime, both good guys and bad guys.
We’re going to be discussing Mormons and crime. Steve Mayfield passed away on March 30, 2024. This interview is from 2018 where we discussed his collection of Mormon crime, both good guys and bad guys.
Mark Hofmann tried to create evidence of the Spalding Conspiracy. There has long been a theory that Book of Mormon was plagiarized from a manuscript originally written by Solomon Spaulding (or Spalding.) The problem with
A lead scroll was found at Lee’s Ferry in Arizona, now known as the Dead Lee Scroll. What is it exactly? Steve: Well, one of the documents or artifacts that came up in 2002 was
September 11, 1857 was the largest mass-murder in American history. Over 100 immigrants from Arkansas were killed in southern Utah. John D. Lee was the only person executed for this atrocity. In our conversation with
Mormons & the FBI – I’ve often heard that the FBI likes to hire Mormons. Is that true? Steve Mayfied talks about being interviewed to work at the FBI. Steve: But he asked me, he says,
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.
I’d like to introduce Steve Mayfield. We’ll talk about Mormon involvement in the Patty Hearst kidnapping case. Steve talks about his involvment in the Patty Hearst kidnapping case. Steve: I was there during a very well-known
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