Jean Baptiste's crime of robbing graves shocked Salt Lake City in the 1860s. This history mystery offers insight into the way a community deals with the unthinkable. 

Research:
Devitry-Smith, John. “The Saint and the grave Robber.” BYU Studies Quarterly. Volume 33, Issue 1. January 1, 1993. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2856&context=byusq
“Exciting and terrifying Occurences.” The Deseret News. Jan. 22, 1862. https://www.newspapers.com/image/286318980/?match=1&terms=%22moroni%20clawson%22
“A Gruesome Tale.” Salt Lake herald. April 2, 1893. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=11053821
Ison, Yvette D. “Unsolved Mysteries in Utah—The Bizarre Case of Grave Robber Jean Baptiste.” History Blazer. March 1995. Utah History to Go. https://historytogo.utah.gov/jean-baptiste/
Morgan, Dale L. “The Great Salt Lake.” New York. Bobbs-Merrill. 1947.
“Robber of the Dead.” Deseret Evening News. May 27, 1893. https://www.newspapers.com/image/73717015/?match=1&terms=jean%20baptiste%20grave%20robber
Van Leer, Twyla. “HISTORY OF GRAVE ROBBER IS BURIED IN MYSTERY.” Deseret News. May 30, 1995. https://www.deseret.com/1995/5/30/19215360/history-of-grave-robber-is-buried-in-mystery/
Watt, G.D. “Remarks by President Brigham Young, Tabernacle, Feb. 9th, 186.” The Deseret News. March 26, 1862. https://www.newspapers.com/image/286319797/?match=1&terms=%22baptiste%22

Jean Baptiste's crime of robbing graves shocked Salt Lake City in the 1860s. This history mystery offers insight into the way a community deals with the unthinkable.&nbsp;
Research:
<ul>
<li>Devitry-Smith, John. &ldquo;The Saint and the grave Robber.&rdquo; BYU Studies Quarterly. Volume 33, Issue 1. January 1, 1993. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2856&amp;context=byusq</li>
<li>&ldquo;Exciting and terrifying Occurences.&rdquo; The Deseret News. Jan. 22, 1862. https://www.newspapers.com/image/286318980/?match=1&amp;terms=%22moroni%20clawson%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;A Gruesome Tale.&rdquo; Salt Lake herald. April 2, 1893. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=11053821</li>
<li>Ison, Yvette D. &ldquo;Unsolved Mysteries in Utah&mdash;The Bizarre Case of Grave Robber Jean Baptiste.&rdquo; History Blazer. March 1995. Utah History to Go. https://historytogo.utah.gov/jean-baptiste/</li>
<li>Morgan,&nbsp;Dale L. &ldquo;The Great Salt Lake.&rdquo; New York. Bobbs-Merrill. 1947.</li>
<li>&ldquo;Robber of the Dead.&rdquo; Deseret Evening News. May 27, 1893. https://www.newspapers.com/image/73717015/?match=1&amp;terms=jean%20baptiste%20grave%20robber</li>
<li>Van Leer, Twyla. &ldquo;HISTORY OF GRAVE ROBBER IS BURIED IN MYSTERY.&rdquo; Deseret News. May 30, 1995. https://www.deseret.com/1995/5/30/19215360/history-of-grave-robber-is-buried-in-mystery/</li>
<li>Watt, G.D. &ldquo;Remarks by President Brigham Young, Tabernacle, Feb. 9th, 186.&rdquo; The Deseret News. March 26, 1862. https://www.newspapers.com/image/286319797/?match=1&amp;terms=%22baptiste%22</li>
</ul>

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