from the federal government, accusing the state of Missouri with complicity in violence against Mormons for the state's failure to investigate or prosecute those involved. In 1941, Mr. P.E. Gastineau of Cowgill, Missouri, owner of the land, gave permission for Mr. Glenn Setzer, ex-county official, to place a commemorative marker, and hold a program on July 13. Until 2012, the grounds of the massacre were maintained as a historic site by the Community of Christ. In May 2012, it was announced that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had acquired the property and the Far West burying ground from the Community of Christ. Portrayal in art, entertainment, and media This event was dramatized in the Latter-day Saint film Legacy: A Mormon Journey (1993), as well as in the Hulu series, Under the Banner of Heaven (2022). See also Fountain Green massacre Latter Day Saint martyrs List of massacres in Missouri Missouri Executive Order 44 Mountain Meadows Massacre Salt Creek Canyon massacre Utah War References Further reading . The Missouri Mormon War External links Transcription of Joseph Young Affidavit of Haun’s Mill Massacre, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University 1838 in Missouri 1838 Mormon War Massacres in 1838 Caldwell County, Missouri Deaths by firearm in Missouri Haun's Mill massacre Livingston County, Missouri Massacres in the United States Mormonism and violence Mormonism-related controversies Murder in Missouri Religiously motivated violence in the United States Crimes in Missouri October 1838 events Mormonism and death