Sep 16 2024 18 mins 3
In 1862, a man was caught robbing so many graves in Salt Lake City, Utah that he was banished to a small island in The Great Salt Lake before disappearing entirely.
Jennifer Jones of The Dead History Blog shares this story involving grave robbing, reassurances to families of the victims by Brigham Young, and a possible tattoo or branding the culprit was supposedly given.
Please visit Jennifer's blog The Dead History.
You can download John Devitry-Smith's extensive paper on the subject here.
The Beating of Governor John Dawson's story is here.
If you want to visit the island where the grave robber was sent, please follow all the rules and safety precautions shared here and here by The Utah DNR.
