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The official account given by John Taylor, who was a witness to Joseph Smith's murder, says "Joseph Smith the Prophet [was] shot in Carthage jail, on the 27th of June, 1844, about five o'clock p.m., by an armed mob - painted black - of from 150 to 200 persons

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The official account given by John Taylor, who was a witness to Joseph Smith's murder, says "Joseph Smith the Prophet [was] shot in Carthage jail, on the 27th of June, 1844, about five o'clock p.m., by an armed mob - painted black - of from 150 to 200 persons… Joseph leaped from the window, and was shot dead in the attempt, exclaiming 'O Lord my God!' [He] was shot after [he was] dead, in a brutal manner, [receiving] four balls."

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