Joseph Smith, who was convicted of killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in 2004, died in prison at age 55 on Monday, according to the state Attorney General's Office. The cause of death was unknown.

Joseph Smith, the man convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia in 2004, has died in prison as he awaited a resentencing hearing that could have saved him ...

(RNS) — The documentary “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” is now available for streaming for free on Vimeo. It’s an earnest but deeply misleading attempt to understand the assassinations of ...

Smith was found guilty of murder, sexual battery on a child under 12 and kidnapping. After the decision was read, Smith was brought by sheriff's deputies to be fingerprinted in the courtroom.

A look at the murder of Mormon leader Joseph Smith. Scott Martelle. It didn’t last long, but for a short time in the 1840s the Mississippi River town of Nauvoo was the largest city in Illinois.

The documentary “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” — now available for streaming for free on Vimeo — is an earnest but deeply misleading attempt to understand the assassinations of Joseph and ...

For most of us, the name most closely associated with the Mormon faith is probably Brigham Young, the founder of the university that now bears his name. But the roots of the religion began with Joseph ...

Joseph Smith is not the only suspect in the case, McWade said, but there are two theories linking the convicted killer of Carlie Brucia to Reilly’s murder, and both were explored in-depth in ...

It's true that Joseph Smith announced a bid for the presidency in January 1844. A mob killed him in June of the same year when he was in custody at an Illinois jail. However … What's False Smith ...

On the morning of June 28, 1844, the bodies of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, who was also killed in the jail, were taken by wagon from Carthage to Nauvoo, where more than 8,000 believers ...

It's true that Joseph Smith announced a bid for the presidency in January 1844. A mob killed him in June of the same year when he was in custody at an Illinois jail. However… What's False Smith ...