William Adams Hickman, also known as "Wild Bill" Hickman (April 16, 1815 - August 21, 1883), was a frontiersman. He also served as a representative to the Utah Territorial Legislature. He was a reputed serial killer. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Utah Territory was an organized territory of the United States that existed between 1850 and 1896. ... Serial killers are individuals who have a history of multiple slayings of victims who were usually unknown to them beforehand. ...

Hickman was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1839 by John D. Lee. He later served as a personal bodyguard for Joseph Smith, Jr. and Brigham Young. Hickman was reputedly a member of the Danites. The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... John Doyle Lee (September 12, 1812 - March 23, 1877) was a prominent, early Latter-day Saint (LDS or Mormon) and came to be known as the central figure in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. ... Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was the second prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ... The Danites were a Latter Day Saint vigilante group organized in the late 1830s. ...

In 1854 Hickman was elected to the Utah Territorial Legislature. He was an important figure in the Utah War. He torched Fort Bridger and numerous supply trains of the Federal Army. 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Utah War was a 19th century armed conflict between Mormon settlers in Utah Territory and the United States federal government. ... Fort Bridger Fort Bridger was a 19th century fur trading outpost established in 1842 near present-day Evanston, Wyoming in the western United States. ...

Hickman was excommunicated from the Mormon Church in 1868. Shortly thereafter, 8 of his 9 wives left him. Feeling slighted, he wrote an autobiography, "Brigham's Destroying Angel," an exaggerated account of his misdeeds, which he claimed were mostly performed under orders from Brigham Young. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

He died in Wyoming in 1883. 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Biography from University of Utah website