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Joseph Smith, the founder and leader of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother, Hyrum Smith, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois, United States, on June 27, 1844, while awaiting trial in the town jail on charges of treason.
Smith was transported to South Bainbridge, New York. His two-day trial took place in late June, ending on July 1, 1830, [14] and he was defended by two attorneys hired by Joseph Knight. [15] Smith was acquitted. [16] Immediately after his release, however, he was arrested again and transported back to Colesville for a second trial; he was ...
Carthage Jail is a historic building in Carthage, Illinois, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It was built in 1839 and is best known as the location of the 1844 killing of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum, by a mob of approximately 150 men.
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Joseph Smith was born on December 23, 1805, in Vermont, on the border between the villages of South Royalton and Sharon, to Lucy Mack Smith and her husband Joseph Smith Sr., a merchant and farmer. [6] He was one of eleven children. At the age of seven, Smith had a bone infection and, after receiving surgery, used crutches for three years. [7]
Susan Smith, who has served 30 years of a life sentence for killing her two young sons in 1994, was denied parole by the South Carolina Board of Paroles and Pardons on Wednesday.
The murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith Pepper-box pistol used by Joseph Smith to defend himself on June 27, 1844. After a hearing, Smith was released but stayed in the jail at the request of Governor Dunklin as there were to be additional charges filed the following day.
Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was sentenced to life in prison in exchange for pleading guilty to serial rapes and murders he committed 42 years earlier. ... Charlene Smith, who was raped before being ...