The ‘unfathomable’ scandal behind Netflix’s Murder Among the Mormons
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Hofmann pictured after his arrest in 1985
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“Welcome to Salt Lake City,” runs an old airline pilot joke. “Remember to set your watches back 10 years.”
It’s a tired gag. But it neatly captures the air of fusty eccentricity that most people – if they think about it – associate with Mormonism and their wholesome hometown.
Mormons, as everyone knows, are irrepressible do-gooders in short sleeve shirts with Listerine-ad grins, peddling their unique take on Christianity. They wear special underwear to resist the temptations of the flesh. They believe caffeine is a sin. And, yes, young Mormons are not allowed to go swimming.