Mark Hofmann

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Hofmann
Occupation	Spree Killer
Date Of Birth	Dec 7, 1954(1954-12-07)
Age	70
Birthplace	Salt Lake City
Country	United States
Birth City	Utah
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mark Hofmann Biography

Mark Hofmann is one of the most popular and richest Spree Killer who was born on December 7, 1954 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

After the letter had been purchased for the church and became public knowledge, LDS Church apostle Dallin H. Oaks asserted to Mormon educators that the words “white salamander” could be reconciled with Smith’s Angel Moroni because, in the 1820s, the word salamander might also refer to a mythical being thought to be able to live in fire, and a “being that is able to live in fire is a good approximation of the description Joseph Smith gave of the Angel Moroni.”

In 1981, Hofmann presented the LDS Church with a document which supposedly provided evidence that Smith had designated his son Joseph Smith III, rather than Brigham Young, as his successor. In a forged cover letter, purportedly written by Thomas Bullock and dated January 27, 1865, Bullock chastises Young for having all copies of the blessing destroyed. Bullock writes that although he believes Young to be the legitimate leader of the LDS Church, he would keep his copy of the blessing. Such a letter, if true, would portray Young and, by extension, the LDS Church, in an unfavorable light.

Mark Hofmann Net Worth

Mark Hofmann is one of the richest Spree Killer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Hofmann 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

But his grandest scheme was to forge what was perhaps the most famous missing document in American colonial history, the Oath of a Freeman. The one-page Oath had been printed in 1639, the first document to be printed in Britain’s American colonies; but only about fifty copies had been made, and none of these were extant. A genuine example was probably worth over one million dollars in 1985, and Hofmann’s agents began to negotiate a sale to the Library of Congress.

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During the early 1980s, a significant number of new Mormon documents came into the marketplace. Sometimes the church received these as donations, and others it purchased. According to the Ostlings, “The church publicized some of the acquisitions; it orchestrated public relations for some that were known to be sensitive; others it acquired secretly and suppressed.”

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Martin Ranked on the list of most popular Spree Killer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mark Hofmann celebrates birthday on December 7 of every year.

In February 1981, Hofmann tried to sell the letter to the chief archivist of the LDS Church. He expected the church to “buy the blessing on the spot and bury it.” When the archivist balked at the price, Hofmann offered it to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church; now known as the Community of Christ), which had always claimed that the line of succession had been bestowed on Smith’s descendants but had never had written proof. A scramble to acquire the document occurred, and Hofmann, posing as a faithful Mormon, presented it to his church in exchange for items worth more than $20,000. Nevertheless, he also ensured that the document would be made public. The next day, a New York Times headline read, “Mormon Document Raises Doubts on Succession of Church’s Leaders,” and the LDS Church was forced to confirm the discovery and publicly present the document to the RLDS Church.

Top Facts about Mark Hofmann

1. Mark Hofmann was born in 1954 in Utah.
2. He forged Mormon documents and sold them to collectors.
3. In 1985, he killed two people with homemade bombs.
4. Hofmann’s bombings were an attempt to cover up his forgeries.
5. He pleaded guilty to murder and forgery charges in 1987.
6. Hofmann is currently serving a life sentence without parole.
7. His forgeries included the “Salamander Letter” and “Anthon Transcript.”
8. The Salamander Letter caused controversy within the LDS Church.
9. Hofmann’s story has been the subject of books and documentaries.
10. He is considered one of America’s most notorious forgers/murderers.