was a former Mormon bishop and dentist in Riverton, Wyoming who moved to Utah; was accused of sexual misconduct and lost his dentistry license in 2010; died in 2022
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- AKA Bishop Erickson, Dr. Verd J. Erickson DDS
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Born: 1936
Died: 2022
- LDS mission:
unknown
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- During alleged crime/failure: Unknown,
- When accused: Unknown,
- Lived in:
Idaho, New Mexico, Rexburg (Idaho), Utah, Wyoming,
- During alleged crime, lived in:
Utah,
- When accused, lived in:
Utah,
- Victims:
Unknown number of victims,
- Crime scenes:
Perpetrator's workplace,
- Latest update: 2022: died
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