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Conviction October 15, 1985 Multiple Homicide

Steve Christensen & Kathy Sheets

Status Conviction
Type Multiple Homicide
Date October 15, 1985
Location Salt Lake City, Utah
Victim Age Unknown
Gender Multiple

Two people were killed by mail bombs in Salt Lake City — Steve Christensen at his office and Kathy Sheets at her home. The next day, the bomber Mark Hofmann was seriously injured when one of his own bombs exploded. Hofmann, a Mormon documents forger, had planted the bombs to distract from fraud investigations. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life.

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