Men Behind Goblin Valley Video Receive Death Threats, Hate Mail
Since a video showing two men toppling an iconic rock formation in Goblin Valley State Park went viral, a barrage of hate mail and death threats has rained down on the Utah Boy Scout leaders.
Hundreds of online messages promising violent revenge, sent through email and social media, have come from around the world, said Highland resident Dave Hall.
“I’ve gotten death threats from people in Germany and Spain and New Zealand. … I mean, hundreds and hundreds of hateful messages,” said Hall, who is now worried the fallout could affect his family.
In the video, Hall narrates and films while his friend Glenn Taylor pushes a large boulder from its delicate perch, sending it tumbling down a small embankment. A third man, identified as Taylor’s son, watches.
The unique “goblin” formation, also known as a “hoodoo,” is one of many that gives the park its name, and the two men had determined the loose rock could be dangerous.
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