Vengeance Is Mine

In the anticipated sequel to Massacre at Mountain Meadows, Vengeance Is Mine by Richard E. Turley Jr. and Barbara Jones Brown explores the dark aftermath of the 1857 massacre where over a hundred members of a wagon train were killed by settlers in southwestern Utah. The authors detail the efforts by local leaders to cover up the atrocity, highlighting the challenges faced by investigators and the political maneuvering that followed. The narrative includes the complicated legal battles surrounding John D. Lee, the only man executed for the crime, as well as the fates of other perpetrators and the chilling accounts of the massacre's child survivors. This work seeks to bring to light the unresolved issues surrounding this troubling chapter in Latter-day Saint history.