Below are photos of Nephi Johnson. He was the Nauvoo Legion Lieutenant that led the cold blood killing of the women and children, after the leaders of the wagon train had surrendered to John D. Lee.
Nephi Johnson is a historical figure in many many ways. Mr. Johnson has directed the killing of more women and children in a single day than any other man in American History. Nephi Johnson Genealogy
The Park service fails to mention that Nephi Johnson was a cold blood killer of women and children. He can be compared with the likes of Timothy McVeigh and Osma Bin Laden.
The above painting is in the museum at Zion National Park.The sign next to his photo states: "Zion Canyon was first entered by European Americans in 1858. The young Mormon scout Nephi Johnson entered the canyon while seeking new land for settlement."
There are many sites that pay tribute to Nephi Johnson's historical accomplishment without mentioning the fact that he was a cold blooded killer. Mr. Johnson's had the woman and children killed by slitting their throats and clubbing them to death. This man never spent one day in jail for his crimes.
"Though the perpetrators often went unpunished, many guilty and traumatized men felt compelled to tell and re-tell the horror they had committed. Nephi Johnson, one of the participants in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, died crying, "Blood, blood, blood!"
