Joseph Young affidavit for Haun’s Mill massacre
As we celebrate Halloween, let us remember the events that occurred near this holiday 178 years ago. On October 30, 1838, 18 men and boys were murdered at Haun’s Mill on the western Missouri frontier. Of the 18 victims, 17 were Mormons – mercilessly shot and killed by a group of 240 Missouri militiamen. The Haun’s Mill …