Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Download Craig Dunns Martyrdom Resources FREE here: offers.bookofmormonevidence.org/martyr
John C. Elliott showed up in Hancock County, Illinois posing as a schoolteacher.
He was actually a U.S. Deputy Marshal from Hamilton, Ohio — and new documents suggest he was sent specifically to eliminate Joseph Smith as a third-party threat in the 1844 presidential race.
In Episode 7 of the Craig Dunn Martyrdom Series, researcher Craig Dunn brings over 100 pages of primary source documents — including hundreds of personal letters from Elliott to his family in Connecticut, found in the University of Illinois archives and never before discussed publicly.
What's in those letters changes the timeline. And the connections they reveal may be the most politically explosive finding yet in this series.
In this episode, Rod and Craig walk through:
▸ Elliott's role as a double agent — who he was really working for
▸ The four failed attempts to remove Joseph Smith before Carthage
▸ The Avery kidnapping — the court case, Elliott's arrest, and what happened next
▸ Why Elliott arrived in Hancock County just weeks after Joseph wrote to Henry Clay
▸ Levi Williams naming his son "Henry Clay" — and what that proves
▸ Governor Reynolds, Joseph's prayer, and what happened next
▸ How Joseph Smith responded to the man who threatened to kill him
"Documents are like footprints. People have a really hard time erasing them." — Craig Dunn
If you haven't seen Episodes 1–6, start with the Joseph Smith Martyrdom playlist — this series represents the most documented deep dive ever conducted into what really happened at Carthage.
JOSEPH SMITH MARTYRDOM PLAYLIST → youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1LE7eEeHDvqVi8hgSt-Cj9sGwUtfzGBQ
FIRM FOUNDATION EXPO (April 16–18) → Craig speaks Thursday night + Saturday → offers.bookofmormonevidence.org/expo-april-26
📺 STREAMING PLATFORM → Watch the full Expo → watch.bookofmormonevidence.org
Download Craig Dunns Martyrdom Resources FREE here: offers.bookofmormonevidence.org/martyr
John C. Elliott showed up in Hancock County, Illinois posing as a schoolteacher.
He was actually a U.S. Deputy Marshal from Hamilton, Ohio — and new documents suggest he was sent specifically to eliminate Joseph Smith as a third-party threat in the 1844 presidential race.
In Episode 7 of the Craig Dunn Martyrdom Series, researcher Craig Dunn brings over 100 pages of primary source documents — including hundreds of personal letters from Elliott to his family in Connecticut, found in the University of Illinois archives and never before discussed publicly.
What's in those letters changes the timeline. And the connections they reveal may be the most politically explosive finding yet in this series.
In this episode, Rod and Craig walk through:
▸ Elliott's role as a double agent — who he was really working for
▸ The four failed attempts to remove Joseph Smith before Carthage
▸ The Avery kidnapping — the court case, Elliott's arrest, and what happened next
▸ Why Elliott arrived in Hancock County just weeks after Joseph wrote to Henry Clay
▸ Levi Williams naming his son "Henry Clay" — and what that proves
▸ Governor Reynolds, Joseph's prayer, and what happened next
▸ How Joseph Smith responded to the man who threatened to kill him
"Documents are like footprints. People have a really hard time erasing them." — Craig Dunn
If you haven't seen Episodes 1–6, start with the Joseph Smith Martyrdom playlist — this series represents the most documented deep dive ever conducted into what really happened at Carthage.
JOSEPH SMITH MARTYRDOM PLAYLIST → youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1LE7eEeHDvqVi8hgSt-Cj9sGwUtfzGBQ
FIRM FOUNDATION EXPO (April 16–18) → Craig speaks Thursday night + Saturday → offers.bookofmormonevidence.org/expo-april-26
📺 STREAMING PLATFORM → Watch the full Expo → watch.bookofmormonevidence.org
