yes they existed reed a little more man. they were a squad of hitmen for the mormans when they exsecuted the timpanogos indians in the salt lake vally in the 1840s 50s and 60s some hired guns others church members. I know this cause I am both a desendant of the indians from the salt lake vally and a man who was known to be a member. So hope that answers that 4 u

It would not surprise me.

sounds kinda like the mormon opus dei to me

they still do, they drive the interstate in Wal-Mart trucks, in the trailer unit a BlackHawk helicopter. They attack, destroy and are on the road again within minutes. Watch out for the evil Mormon Black Hawk helicopters

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SHORT ANSWER: Yes, the Danites really did exist. LONG ANSWER: From the WikiPedia article on the Danites: "The Danites were a fraternal organization founded by Latter Day Saint members in June 1838, at Far West in Caldwell County, Missouri. During their brief period of informal organization in Missouri, the Danites operated as a vigilante group and took a central role in the events of the 1838 Mormon War. The exact nature and scope of the organization, and its connection to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are a matter of some dispute among historians. In 1834, during the march of Zion's Camp, Joseph Smith created a militia known as the "Armies of Israel" to protect his community; this group was also called the Danites. After the Mormon War of 1838, the term "Danite" was often connected with any Latter Day Saint militarism, including the Nauvoo police, the bodyguards of Joseph Smith, Jr., the "Whistling and Whittling Brigades", and Brigham Young's so-called "Destroying Angels" or "Avenging Angels." Although some members of these later groups had been Danites in the Missouri period, the leadership of the 1838 secret society, particularly Sampson Avard, was not associated with the leadership of the peace-keeping militias using the same name." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danite