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At 12:42 AM 12/21/2006, Scheiner wrote:
The TV show "Masterminds" gives detailed descriptions
of famous crimes. There was a recent show on Mark
Hoffmann (Mormon forgeries and murder) that was
basically a text book on how to effectively
counterfeit old documents.
C.J. Scheiner
Mark Hoffman did indeed counterfeit documents, and for awhile he was
getting away with the forgeries. His world was coming apart and hence his
murders. Having committed the crimes, he inspired forensic scientists to
sharpen their repertoire; someone now would not fool people with forgeries
done the way Hoffman did them for anywhere near as long as Hoffman got away
with his forgeries.
James Cartwright,
University Archivist
University of Hawaii
(808) 956-6995
jimc@hawaii.edu