“Who Killed Joseph Smith?” Interview w/ Justin Griffin & Steve Sorensen (Part 1)

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Part 1 – Exclusive interview with Justin Griffin (Director & Producer) and Steve Sorensen (Film Maker) to discuss their full-featured documentary film “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” We’ll discuss the project, multiple theories, research, science, forensics, ballistics, chronologies, legal proceedings, historical accounts, changes in church histories, insights from leading experts and more in an attempt to better understand one of the most significant murders in American history: The assassination of Joseph & Hyrum Smith on June 27, 1844 at Carthage Jail. The finished documentary is scheduled for a January 13, 2022 release, available at whokilledjosephsmith.com.

0:14 – Introductions – Justin Griffin (producer & director) & Steve Sorensen (film maker)
0:35 – What’s this film all about and why did you guys get involved?
2:29 – What did you know before you began the project, and how does it compare to what you know now?
3:49 – Why the LDS church has abandoned the details of the 2 eye-witness accounts (Willard Richards & John Taylor)
5:04 – When were Willard Richards’ & John Taylor’s 2 eye-witness accounts written?
5:40 – What about John Taylor’s D&C 135 account?
⭐ Analysis of 2 eyewitness accounts ⭐
6:03 – Diagram of the Carthage Jail’s dimensions
6:57 – Who was in jail? Why?
7:53 – Where were the 4 guys in the room & what were they doing when it all happened?
8:12 – How many men were against the door? Taylor v Richards conflicting accounts
9:30 – The Dan Jones account – avoiding the doorway, against the wall
10:20 – Analysis of the 2 shots into the door
11:28 – What would you do if you were standing against a door that just got shot through?
11:58 – What happened after the shots were fired through the door?
12:23 – 5% downward angle analysis of 2nd door shot (reportedly hitting Hyrum’s face)
14:19 – Hyrum’s shot in the back theory
14:49 – Joseph Smith’s 6 shots explained – 2 different stories
17:25 – John Taylor’s window escape attempt explained
⭐ John Taylor’s Pocket Watch ⭐
18:55 – Ballistic analysis of the shooting of John Taylor’s pocket watch
22:54 – The “slit” in John Taylor’s pocket
24:56 – The LDS church’s changing of the John Taylor pocket watch story
⭐ Critics vs. Researchers ⭐
27:15 – What are the major Carthage researchers trying to accomplish?
28:10 – What are you trying to prove with your theory?
28:39 – Sacred cows
29:49 – The difference between critics & researchers
31:35 – Addressing the “mob did it” common belief

Watch part 2 of the series here: youtu.be/ZEyXihepN4o
Full documentary: whokilledjosephsmith.com
Facebook page: facebook.com/whokilledjosephsmith/
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