Hofmann, Mark W.
Variant namesMark William Hofmann (born in 1954), a disaffected member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was a prolific counterfeiter who murdered two people in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is currently serving a prison sentence at the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. Hofmann is widely regarded as one of the most successful forgers in history. He forged many documents that would have been important to the LDS church, including the "Salamander Letter." He married Doralee Olds in the Salt Lake Temple in 1979. They had four children and then divorced in 1988.
From the description of Photograph of the Mark Hofmann family, 1984. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 368015254
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| creatorOf | Smith, Lucy Mack. Letter, 23 Jan 1829. | Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Hofmann, Mark. Photograph of the Mark Hofmann family, 1984. | Harold B. Lee Library | |
| referencedIn | Sillitoe, Linda,. "Salamander" papers, 1985-1989. | Landmarks of Science Microform Service | |
| referencedIn | Funk, Robert. Let's make a deal : the Mark Hofmann plea bargain, [1988?] / Robert Funk. | Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library |
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| associatedWith | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Funk, Robert. | person |
| associatedWith | Sillitoe, Linda, | person |
| associatedWith | Smith, Lucy Mack. | person |
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Birth 1900
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