Category Archives: Mormon Murder Mysteries

Telling of famous LDS stories only with one of many famous detectives or problem solvers included. Just a fun way to explore LDS history

Ordeal by (Eternal) Marriage

In honor of, and wither reverence to Geraldine McEwan (9 May 1932 – Jan 31,2015), may you solve the murders in heaven. Miss Marple is invited out to Utah by her friend, Ann-Margaret, for a marriage of a younger cousin … Continue reading

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Scooby Doo in “All the Angles on Angels”

Setting: Mystery Machine stops in Kirtland.  Fred and Daphne talk to some fronteersy-looking men who are all wet.  The men talk about how they have just been baptized and seen an angel walking on water.  One of the men takes … Continue reading

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Just one more thing… about the Mountain Meadows Massacre

How would Columbo deal with a true mormon murder mystery (Sources and a list of events on the days in question are on the timeline): [update 3:19 p.m. Jan 20th, 2015 – The actual Columbo was named “U. S. District Judge … Continue reading

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The Encyclopedia (Brown) of Mormonism

(In the style of and tribute to Donald J. Sobol’s novels) Now you may have never heard that Joseph Smith once visited Idaville, but he did.  Idaville looked like many other seaside towns its size.  It had lovely beaches, three … Continue reading

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What would Sherlock Holmes say about Mormonism?

Greetings avid readers.  I have taken on a vain ambition in 2015 to apply the simple problem solving skills heard in the “Murder Mystery” genre and to think how the famous detectives and problem solvers would apply that thinking to … Continue reading

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