In the midst of a bitter succession war, a loyal lawman carries out an assassination that will determine the future of the Mormon Church.
A powerful Mormon bishop lusts for a young woman in his flock, murdering her betrothed through a gruesome ritual of frontier justice.
As roving settlers travel west, simmering tensions drive a Mormon soldier to spearhead the most brutal massacre in Utah's history.
Intertwined with these grisly events is the story of Brigham Young, an ambitious warmonger destined to become the Mormon Church’s most infamous prophet. Through expert interviews, eye-witness accounts, and dramatic reenactments, Latter Day Shame will explore how Young’s ruthless allies carved a bloody fate for the Wild West.
