Mark Hofmann

Mark Hofmann (born December 7 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. Hoffman is widely regarded as one of the most skilled forgers in history.

Reference

• Sillitoe, Linda & Roberts, Allen. Salamander: The Story of the Mormon Forgery Murders. 2nd. ed. Salt Lake City: Signature Books, 1989. ISBN 0941214877
• Turley, Richard E. Victims: The LDS Church and the Mark Hofmann Case. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0252018850
• Lindsey, Robert. A Gathering of Saints: A True Story of Money, Murder, and Deceit. (1988) Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0671651129
• Dallin H. Oaks, "Recent Events Involving Church History and Forged Documents," Ensign, October 1987, p. 63. http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/Ensign/1987.htm/ensign%20october%201987.htm/recent%20events%20involving%20church%20history%20and%20forged%20documents.htm