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Mountain Massacre DVD

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  • Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Run Time: 50 Minutes
  • Region: Region 1 Region?
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Language: English
  • Studio: History Channel
  • DVD Release Date: February 8, 2005

Discover why the governor of Utah ordered halted investigations into the fate of the Fancher Wagon Train.



In 1857, the Fancher Wagon Train was making its way across the Utah Territory when it was attacked by Paiute Indians. The pioneers defended their position for five days, and then salvation seemingly appeared. A Mormon militia led by Captain John D. Lee promised them protection if they would surrender their arms. With no other options, the settlers did so, and they were set upon and destroyed.

INVESTIGATING HISTORY® draws on period accounts and interviews with historians to tell the chilling tale. But the most gripping chapters have been written since 1999, when a backhoe operator unearthed a mass grave filled with the remains of the Fancher victims. The bones had only begun to tell their secrets when Utah's governor ordered the remains re-interred. MOUNTAIN MASSACRE reveals why many people want the real story of the Fancher massacre to remain buried.

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