Nephi S. Jensen

Died on November 21, 1913

Age 40
Salt Lake County S.O.
Homicide: Rifle

In the bloodiest episode in Utah law enforcement history, an itinerant miner murdered five police officers before escaping. After killing a man in Bingham Canyon, the suspect fled to Saratoga Springs where he ambushed a pursuing posse, killing Bingham City Marshal Grant, and Salt Lake County deputies Witbeck and Jensen. The killer then returned to the mines of Bingham Canyon where, during a siege, he killed posse members Manderich and Hulsey. The killer eventually eluded capture. He was reportedly shot to death by Texas Rangers in 1921.


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