Today we have Shannon Flynn and Tonya and Scott Reiter in studio to remember the life of their friend, Lyn Jacob’s, associate of Mormon forger and bomber Mark Hofmann.

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Timestamps:
00:01:10 – Guest introductions
00:03:32 – Shannon Flynn introduction
00:11:20 – Tonya & Scott Reiter introductions
00:12:38 – Why is Lyn Jacobs important to the Mark Hofmann story?
00:16:19 – Shannon’s relationship with Lyn
00:18:57 – Scott & Tonya’s relationship with Lyn
00:24:27 – Lyn’s sexuality & how homosexuality was regarded at the time
00:35:10 – Lyn’s family & home life
00:40:01 – High School years
00:43:33 – Lyn’s Mission in Montreal
00:50:05 – Working for the church after his mission
00:54:45 – Lyn’s interest in books, collections, & church history
00:59:30 – Lyn’s testimony
01:03:12 – Lyn begins to build up his collection of historical church documents
01:18:05 – How Lyn met Mark Hofmann
01:34:09 – Scott & Tonya’s memories of Mark
01:42:15 – Lyn’s work with Mark Hofmann
01:54:10 – Lyn comes out as gay
02:10:42 – Lyn Jacob’s loss of faith in Mormonism
02:17:45 – Mark Hofmann’s motives
02:29:49 – Salamander Letter
02:49:15 – Gordon B. Hinkley’s involvement & LDS church “front-buyers”
03:07:10 – Mark’s using Lyn’s collection as collateral
03:15:03 – The McClellan Papers
03:24:45 – Defending Lyn’s innocence regarding the forgeries
03:31:39 – The importance of Lyn Jacob’s story
03:35:05 – Aftermath of the bombings & Mark’s conviction
03:42:52 – The end of Lyn’s life
03:49:13 – Lyn’s death & funeral
03:54:05 – Thoughts on how Mormon LGBT policies may have affected Lyn’s life
03:59:30 – Concluding remarks

5 Comments

  1. Charlie April 14, 2021 at 8:01 pm - Reply

    Shannon’s the absolute best!. And yes, he was the star of Murder amongst Mormon.
    Sorry about the lung cancer thing though,…hope he’s OK going forward. And I did wonder about his voice in the Netflix doc, especially after seeing him in gospel tangents. But that’s clear now.. Good discussion.

  2. Duane Waite April 16, 2021 at 3:47 pm - Reply

    Was the later solo interview with Shannon removed? I was looking to listen to it again after listening to this one.

    • Kristal Hoeh May 29, 2021 at 7:33 pm - Reply

      It is after this one. #1421

  3. John Lillie July 29, 2021 at 7:52 pm - Reply

    Great interview. I happened to locate the following link about Lyn.

    https://sunstonemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/052-09-19.pdf

  4. David Brizzee December 3, 2023 at 7:57 pm - Reply

    Outstanding session.

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