May 15, 1842

Nauvoo, Illinois

Joseph Smith spoke at a meeting and told the assembly that Boggs had been murdered. Soon thereafter rumors began circulating, fanned by John C. Bennett, that Rockwell had been the shooter and that he had been ordered or encouraged to do so by Joseph Smith.

Sources:

History of the Church, Joseph Smith, 5:9

LDS Church Archives, Joseph Smith Legal Papers series

Sustaining the Law: Joseph Smith's Legal Encounters Gordon A. Madsen, Jeffrey N. Walker, and John W. Welch,

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Legal Events

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