The White Flag Massacre

About this episode

Episode 482 explores the Mountain Meadows Massacre, where Arkansas emigrants were deceived under a white flag leading to a tragic outcome.

No Mercy At Mountain Meadows Jump to the AD-FREE Safe House Edition Episode 482 takes us to Mountain Meadows, Utah Territory, 1857, where Arkansas emigrants accept safe passage under a white flag. The flag is a lie. A hundred and twenty dead, seventeen toddlers spared, and one man sitting on his coffin twenty years later, waiting for bullets his prophet won't share. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/true-crime-historian--2909311/support . You can pay more if you want to, but rent at the Safe House is still just a buck a week, and you can get access to over 400 ad-free episodes from the dusty vault, Safe House Exclusives, direct access to the Boss, and whatever personal services you require. We invite you to our other PULPULAR MEDIA podcasts: If disaster is more your jam, check out CATASTROPHIC CALAMITIES , telling the stories of famous and forgotten tragedies of the 19th and 20th centuries. What could go wrong? Everything! For brand-new tales in the old clothes from the golden era of popular literature, give your ears a treat with PULP MAGAZINES with two new stories every week.

People in this episode

Host: Richard O Jones

Topics covered

• massacre
• historical events
• Arkansas emigrants
• Mormon history
• 19th century
• violence
• deception

Keywords

• Mountain Meadows Massacre
• 1857
• Arkansas emigrants
• Mormon conflict
• Utah history
• deception
• violence

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Mountain Meadows, Utah Territory

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