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At the Crime Scene (1877)

Thursday, November 20th, 2008
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Little thought is given to the fact that John D. Lee was executed at Mountain Meadows, the site of the massacre for which he was found to be so responsible - other than that it was appropriate. That was not the primary reason for selecting that site. It was the idea of William Nelson, a [...]