Regardless of his motive, if Alamo doesnt comply with Spears ruling, hell go straight to Crawford County Jail in Arkansas after completing his federal prison sentence and be held there indefinitely. At the end of a trial that included several women testifying that they had been sexually abused by Alamo, some having been forced to become his wives as young as eight years old, Alamo was found guilty on July 24, 2009, on ten counts of taking underage girls across state lines for sex. Give a donation in someones name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. Moseley testified during the missing-body case that Alamo had phoned him after the corpses disappearance and acknowledged ordering its removal. Alamo had not been issuing checks to his employees and offered only the most menial financial recompense, leading some disgruntled followers to begin reporting his activities. In 1990, Alamo failed to appear in court to answer these charges and was ruled guilty in default. Alamo kicked Kenya out of the group and took his wife. He left me with all the bills, she said. The Alamos promoted UFOs as real and convinced followers to turn over their salaries, work long hours and prepare for the inevitable End Times. The 61-year-old Alamonow serving a six-year sentence in Colorado for failing to file tax returns and submitting a false onemust also arrange for her proper and legal entombment, Spears ruled. Married in Las Vegas, the Alamos soon established their church, also known as the Susan and Tony Alamo Foundation. Millions Awarded to 7 Tied to Alamo. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 28, 2014, p. 4B. Its embarrassing to have a husband who gives stupid interviews and gives out crazy literature, she went on, referring to his statements that the country is run by the Vatican. Alamo was charged was violating the Fair Labor Standards Act, went to court, then countersued all the way to the Supreme Court. He claimed that the governments actions against him were merely the machinations of Satan, and his followers continued to attract controversy for distributing his printed literature across the United States and beyond. In 1976, a few unhappy followers reported him to the U.S. Department of Labor, who investigated. In return, their own needs would be met and their children would receive basic education through high school. Mrs. Alamo had temporary custody of the two children. Im not worried. (AP) Amy Eddy and Pebbles Rodriguez are speaking out about how they were controlled by apocalyptic cult leader Tony Alamo in an upcoming documentary. According to the Sept. 14 ruling by Arkansas Chancery Court Judge Jim Spears, Alamo illegally removed his wife Susan Alamos body from its mountaintop mausoleum in Dyer, Ark., four years ago, and will be held in contempt of court until he produces it. Copyright 2023 Empire Media Group, Inc. Front Page Detectives is a registered trademark. Jordan (Kenyas son) was born in Alamos house and Alamo currently refers to him as the bastard and the nigger. on July 23, 2009. His efforts succeeded in having the high-end jackets designed by Tony Alamo and manufactured by unpaid cult members removed from a majority of clothing stores on Hollywood Boulevard and in bringing the abuses of the cult to the attention of the local media. Creating an account gives you access to all these features. They also had a knack for finding young people who needed help. Tony Alamo was born Bernie Lazar Hoffman on Sept. 20, 1934, to a Jewish family in Joplin, Missouri. Always the promoter, the Alamos established their theological foundation as staunchly anti-Catholic, promoting conspiracy theories about how the Pope, United Nations and mainstream media stood behind the US.. Presidency. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council. The states medical examiner will have to verify that the remains are those of Susan Alamo, who died of cancer in 1982, more than a decade after she and Tony founded the fire-and-brimstone Holy Alamo Christian Church in Hollywood. However, he denies he has more than one wife but several victims have escaped and come forward with the truth. Families Torn by Their Loved Ones Faith in Tony Alamo. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,June 11, 2000, pp. Her body was taken to the foundation's compound on a ridge overlooking the town of Dyer, Arkansas, where Susan Alamo was born as Edith . They complained of long shifts, and some revealed the organization required absolute loyalty. Convicted a year later, he died in federal prison in 2017 at 82. Original Design by Gurpartap Singh, Eye Witness & First Hand Accounts of Abuse. The U.S. State Department isnt sure either if Alamo and Amrhein are married. The program also charges Tony Alamo with being a child abuser, polygamist and pedophile. Attorney Susan James of Montgomery, Ala., who represented Alamo during the trial in Ft. Smith, Ark., noted that Alamo was challenging Spears decision and said he had denied all of Coies allegations. But no. Years earlier, sheriffs deputies showed up at Alamos Saugus, California compound. Williams, John. Susan Alamo, born Edith Opal Horn, married Hoffman in 1966 after which the two changed their names to Tony and Susan Alamo. I was terrified that if I didnt do what I was supposed to do when he told me to do it no matter what it was Im going to hell, Amy tells PEOPLE, recalling her childhood in the cult. Like Bernie, she grew up Jewish in a mostly Christian state. Alamo turned fugitive in 1989 and wasnt captured till July 1991, after a tip came in from a viewer of Americas Most Wanted.. In October 2007, Tony Alamo Christian Ministries was listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center on account of its anti-Catholic rhetoric. Some were forced to become his wives throughout the 1990s. Its no wonder you get rich when you dont pay your bills. He took all my jewelry and gave it to Elizabeth. If you can, provide 1-2 sources of information backing up this correction. For Tony to say he beat out Julio as an entertainer of the year is completely crazy. Gyllenhammar was referring to Alamos claim that the American D.J. Nailing Tony Alamo. This Rock 1 (October 1990). Gyllenhammar, who moved to California from Sweden 15 years ago, talked of a romance that had gone sour. Shown here in 1993 at Alamos birthday party before she became a wife and again after she was unofficially married to Alamo. Lizzy and her parents were threatened with expulsion from the group and eternal damnation if they did not comply with Alamos demand for her virginity. Tony Alamo was born on 20 September 1934 and his place of birth was in Joplin, Missouri, US. A custody hearing will be held Monday in Huntington. It would be three more years before Alamo followers would finally deliver Susan Alamos remains to Tulsa, Oklahoma, for proper burial under Coies supervision. But Coie said she believes the dark-haired preacher did it because he knows no bounds of decency, because he could use her [Susan Alamo] two times around like a marionette to control [their followers].. Misheal Eden Jones-Williams Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo. In the reported belief that she would rise from the dead,[4] her embalmed body was kept on display for six months,[8] before it was entombed in a heart-shaped marble mausoleum on church property. In 1982, the same year that Susan Alamo died,[15] the foundation was discontinued and replaced by the newly incorporated Music Square Church (MSC). You have reached your limit of 4 free articles. Dear Abby. At its height, the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries had thousands of followers around the country, according to the AP. March 1, 2023 3:00am. At the time, Susan was married to Coies late father, Solomon Samuel Lipowitz, whom she described as a good man and a prizefighter who was also a mobster. Additional support provided by the Arkansas General Assembly. The following month, Susan Alamo was re-interred in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Arkansas authorities report that Alamo (born Bernie Lazar Hoffman) died while in custody at the Federal Medical Center in. I mean, you cant put a good face on that, she continued. Amrhein is involved in a custody fight over her two children from a previous marriage but her marriage to the Alama-based minister is being called into question because Alamo's second wife, Birgitta Gyllenhammar, 43, says she is still waiting for him to sign the divorce papers. Others said they never got paid. He eventually moved his headquarters to Arkansas with his wife, Susan, where he held secret ceremonies at his compound to authorize his marriage to girls as young as 15-years-old. [16], Tony Alamo was arrested numerous times, beginning with an illegal weapons possession charge in 1966 for which he served time before he married Edith Opal Horn,[15][11] and culminating in his 2009 conviction on ten counts of transporting minors as young as 9 years old across state lines for sex. Tony renamed the business and ran the organization as a benevolent and energetic father figure. Son: Mark Anthony Hoffman (b. Members in Dyer worked on a large campus compound. It lost on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals in 1999. The flashy evangelist did business in the backwoods of western Arkansas, but when the law caught up with him, he was living in Tampa, Florida, where he ran a restaurant and regularly broadcast religious talk shows. The court concluded Alamo also owed another $5 million to ex-members for unpaid labor. Pebbles, now 32, and Amy, 34, are sharing their story, which is also featured in the premiere episode of People Magazine Investigates: Cults, airing June 4 on Investigation Discovery. After he hooked up with Susan, his ambition, combined with her knowledge of Pentecostal life, along with the burgeoning pro-Jesus counterculture movement of the mid-1960s, resulted runaway success. History: In California in February 1993 Tony Alamo took Lydia , an African American, as a second wife. The grounds included a school, a printshop, a tabernacle and a workshop for producing clothing and garments. They made the trip to Las Vegas in 1966 to tie the knot, each leaving their respective spouses. In September 1994, Alamo was sentenced by the Federal District Court for the Western District of Tennessee to six years in the Federal Correctional Institution in Texarkana, Texas. T he imprisoned Evangelist preacher Tony Alamo, who sexually abused young girls he considered to be his wives, has died after serving more than seven years of a 175-year prison sentence,. He came to me nose to nose and pulled a Muhammad Ali on me. [1][2] In the 1960s, he worked in Hollywood as a pop singer under the names Mark Hoffman and Marcus Abad. She met Alamo in 1983 while he was buying clothes from her for his Nashville store. One of the ex-communicated fathers also claimed Alamo had embezzled up to $100,000 in church funds from their trucking company. Some days are easier than others.. Members could stop by the compound in Dyer, from its perch looking out over the Ozark Mountains, and view the embalmed body of Susan Alamo. They were even told who they were going to marry: the 62-year-old leader of their apocalyptic group. Bernard was born in 1934 and took a bus to Hollywood before graduating high school. Ive done well. Their partnership brought in more members than ever. Despite repeated efforts to reach him, Alamo would not discuss the case. Read our Privacy Policy. I took care of his business. Franke, Eric W. A Brief History of the Alamo Christian Foundation. New England Institute of Religious Research. He can be very charming.. She bore a child to Tony, a girl, Antoinette, in June of 2001. Tony Alamo (born Bernie Lazar Hoffman; September 20, 1934) is an American religious leader and convicted child sex offender.He and his late wife Susan are best known as the founders of an organization currently known as Tony Alamo Christian Ministries.The organization is based in and around Fouke and Alma, Arkansas, United States, and has been referred to as a cult. Many witnesses can verify that Amy has been severely beaten by Alamo on many occasions. She later claimed her husband beat and drugged her and demanded she undergo plastic surgery to make her look like Susan. Alamos Fort Smith attorneys say they do not know if Alamo divorced Gyllenhammar and if he properly married Amrhein. All Rights Reserved. [8] Converting from Judaism to Christianity, she became an itinerant evangelist before she met Hoffman. I doubled the business at the Alamo of Nashville store. 25-Apr-1925, m. 1966, d. 8-Apr-1982 cancer) Wife: Birgetta Oyllenhammer (m . He and his wife legally changed their names to Tony and Susan Alamo after they married in Las Vegas in 1966. She may be prosecuted not only for unlawful flight but also for trying to obtain a passport under false pretenses. Following Susans death, rumors spread that he had taken two fifteen-year-old girls as wives. On June 23, 1984, he married Swedish native Birgitta Gyllenhammar in Las Vegas, Nevada, though this marriage ended two years later; she later claimed that Alamo wanted her to have plastic surgery to look like Susan and that he regularly beat and drugged her. Soon, the organization established yet another compound in Nashville, Tennessee. July 11, 1993. It would later be determined that the church was mostly optics, as it became the way an increasingly erratic and unhinged Tony evaded paying any taxes on his growing fortune. Donations made to the CALS Foundation are tax-deductible for United States federal income tax purposes. Spears also rejected Alamos $3.5-million counterclaim that Coie had slandered and defamed him. On July 23, 1998, after a three-year legal battle, his followers brought the body to a funeral home in Van Buren (Crawford County). History: In 1993 Misheal Eden Jones-Williams became Tonys wife at 18 years old. Hed lost his best friend, business partner and favorite wife and she was only 56. There the church grew to several hundred members and it also established printing facilities, a school, and a tabernacle. Sadly, there are many more under age children that were forced by Alamo to be another one of his wives. Susan and Tony Alamo met in a Hollywood Boulevard bar in the 1960s when Susan was pressing her then-teen-age daughter to become a kid performer and he was a self-styled promoter whose real name was Bernie L. Hoffman, Coie recalled last week. Lydia and Tabor are no longer in associated with the group or Tony Alamo. They were even told who they were going to marry: the 62-year-old leader of their apocalyptic group. Nine years his senior, Edith Horn, a two-time divorce who already had a daughter, had moved to Hollywood to become an actress but ended up supporting herself partly by scamming churches into believing her to be a missionary in need of money. He wont sign the papers.. On June 8, 1994, he was convicted on one charge of filing a false income tax return and three charges of failing to file a tax return; testimony during the trial revealed that the church had a total income on $9 million during the three years when Alamo paid no taxes. Tony Alamo died in prison on Tuesday night. Tony Alamo (19342017) was born Bernie Lazar Hoffman to a Jewish family. Amy was 14. Alamos first wife, Susan, had died of cancer the year before. After years of legal troubles during which he was accused of engaging in abusive behavior against his followers, Alamo was convicted of ten child rape offenses in 2009. Now Tony Alamo is also a grave robberat least in the eyes of an Arkansas judge, who has ordered him to lay to rest his wifes missing 13-year-old corpse. Were free! 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Coie, a 45-year-old singer, said last week she had not expected a monetary award but sued to preserve some semblance of her mothers dignity. Alamo followers still pepper the IRS with legal challenges, help with his defense, and make their presence known through their trademark brochures. At one time she had to go to a Van Buren chiropractor because of the pain she suffered from the beatings. But Ill get the kids, and theyll be all right. The documentary series also features archival footage, including Tony Alamo's videotaped deposition, as well as interviews with former members of the cult and the FBI agent who brought Alamo down.[23][24]. The first time you log in to our catalog you will need to create an account. She said, Im a successful designer. Picture taken in 1993. Alamo claimed that he and his followers had no assets and were living hand to mouth; he also apparently issued a death threat against Arnold, though he was later acquitted of that charge. Their ministry was part of the Jesus People movement, in which many of those involved in the counterculture of the 1960s began proclaiming a spiritual transformation and an allegiance to Jesus. Hes a convicted tax evader and a flamboyant evangelist who once ran what authorities called a multimillion-dollar, Saugus-based cult. History: In 1993 Angela Marie Morales (aka Angel Streit) became a wife in Arkansas at age 20. Tony and Susan Alamo on one of their album covers. The housing complex in Muldrow appears to be vacant. 1A, 11A. For more about the harrowing experiences of Amy Eddy and Pebbles Rodriguez and how they reclaimed their lives, watch tonights episode of People Magazine Investigates: Cults at 9 oclock ET on Investigation Discovery. But she died a hard death and what she did is between her and God, and what hes done is so apart from anything human, anything decent. The only thing thats ungodly is if you have a statue of another God., I tried to make the marriage work, Miss Gyllenhammar said. Now Tony . He sent their record to all my friends in Los Angeles to make me mad. The smaller compound was now in Fouke, Arkansas, but there were two extant branches in Ft. Smith and Los Angeles. Tonys behavior after Susans death became troubling, but it turned out he had a long history of shady dealings and violent confrontations dating back to his days in Los Angeles. 72201. Sensing that a panicky Alamo might move the body, Coie had obtained a restraining order, taped to the tomb, that forbade anyone from disturbing it. To show you how much he has changed, at the hearing in New Orleans, he said I would beat him. They married each other three times within a few weeks, first in Tijuana, Mexico. In 1975, the Alamos purchased land in Dyer, near Alma, and there established the main branch of the Music Square Church, which later was called the Holy Alamo Christian Church Consecrated before its present name was adopted. Lydia Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo. Alamo Christian Foundation zeroed in on street kids, and there were no shortage in 1960s Hollywood. He preached he was the victim of a government conspiracy. Tony Alamo predicted that his wife would be resurrected. Nickys birthday is on January 4, and he was staying with me for a few days before then. The ministry has buildings in Moffett and Muldrow. [11] Individuals who sought to join the church and become involved in its rehabilitation program took a vow of poverty and agreed to turn all of their money and property over to the church. In their prime during the 1970s and early 80s, the oddly paired Alamoshe a puffy Elvis look-alike and she a platinum-haired matroncommanded hundreds of followers, many of them living in what the government called a commune in Saugus remote Mint Canyon. 2023 Encyclopedia of Arkansas. She said last week that the financial award from her suit against Alamo, if it comes through, might see her daughters through college, or help pay her lawyer Charles Karr, whom she credited with sticking by her throughout the bizarre body case.. In 2007, the Southern Poverty Law Center listed the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries as a hate group, citing its anti-Catholic literature and rhetoric. Isabel Mendoza Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo "Tony was more, I think, the face of that organization, it looks like," Anthony said. Offers may be subject to change without notice. The children are brainwashed, but they will be OK, said Amrhein, who is involved in a bitter custody fight with his former wife, Elizabeth Amrhein-Alamo, who claims to have married, Tony Alamo, the Alma-based evangelist and has been living at his Dyer home with her children. The couple first grew a following in Hollywood, preaching peace and salvation. History: In California in 1993 Maria Isabel Mendoza (aka Isabel Mendoza) became another Alamo wife at age 19. [21], The church was Protestant and Pentecostal in nature and it was frequently referred to as a sect of the Jesus movement. Hes a riot. Alamo Ministry Resurrected. Arkansas Times, November 29, 2007, pp. However, one thing is clear, only one of his children (Sion) is born from his legal wife, Sharon. . Authorities said the body was removed from its quiet hilltop the same night that dozens of Alamo followers fled the Dyer compound. An assistant called back and said Alamo had divorced Gyllenhammar but would not say where. At one time, Alamo owned as many as twenty-nine businesses in nearby Alma, including Alamo Western Wear, as well as Alamo Restaurant and Alamo Discount Grocery. Church members branched out to begin small businesses within the nearby community of Alma, Arkansas. Dear Abby advises a woman whose boyfriend is using her. Tony began a concerted effort to avoid reporting his income. Buchanan, Susy. The girls grew up in Fouke, Arkansas, where they lived on a compound. Through this church, the Alamos perpetuated some of their many. He remained in prison until his death in May 2017 . Alamos church also lives, if in a far smaller and less organized fashion, said several sources including Alamos own lawyer. I wanted to push him to see if he could keep his balance in his elevator shoes. He was walking down the hallway in his black regalia and five-inch elevator shoes, Amrhein recalls. When Alamo saw Amrhein at the hearing the evangelist appeared upset. The child on the right is Lizzy and Alamos daughter, Antoinette. She and her son are mistreated more than the others and are both referred to as nigger by Alamo. Born Bernie Hoffman, the boy from Missouri wasnt an average preacher. Alamo to Return Body of Wife after 7 Years. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,July 24, 1998, pp. She and her son are mistreated more than the others and are both referred to as "nigger" by Alamo. There are things that are out of my control, like recurring nightmares. The U.S. Attorney's Office argued that the owners were "owners in name only" because the properties were still under Alamo's control. He has written and spoken favorably about polygamy over the years. Updated. He called the new entity Music Square Church and filed for tax-exempt status. Meanwhile, lawsuits filed by former church members accused the couple of controlling their flock with intimidation and beatings. They launched a national television ministry in the 1970s. Alamo went on to own a health club and work in the music industry. Many Hollywood celebrities were seen wearing them, including Michael Jackson, who wore a modified leather Alamo jacket on the cover of his album Bad. Every day is a milestone, Amy says. Online at http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8506 (accessed February 23, 2023). Acting didnt pan out, but Susan Lipowitz made a good living as an evangelical preacher, often leaving southern California for long stretches to preach in tents across the country. Gordon, Ronald J. His motions allege that Spears cannot objectively judge the case because he was endorsed by local newspaper editor Jack Moseley. 100 Rock Street Troubles continue to mount for Tony Alamo Christian Foundation. He is very talented. My mother learned strong-arm tactics from my father and then finessed it with religion, Coie said. Tony Alamo's Wife, Girlfriend His marital status is not known. After years of legal troubles during which he was accused of engaging in abusive behavior against his followers,[3] Alamo was convicted of ten child rape offenses in 2009. Susan became ill with breast cancer in the late 1970s, just as shed reached the height of her business success. While Alamo was tied up in the courts on federal tax evasion charges, other allegations were levied against him from various quarters. McNeil, Betsy. Tony also faced charges relating to his late wifes body. In the 1980s, Alamo, a self-proclaimed prophet of God, had thousands of devoted followers in the United States, including the parents of Jeanne, Amy, Desiree and Nikki. . [1][2] Susan Alamo died in April 1982. Pebbles agrees: I dont think it will ever be easy. Sprinkle said she, her parents and others were beaten severely. Her name was Brigitta Gyllenhammer, and she lasted two years before divorcing him. Speaking of which: One way in which you can support us at no additional cost to you is by shopping at Amazon.com. Kenny Feldman (no relation) of the Sunlight Mission of Santa Monica. Claiming resurrection was imminent, hed kept Susan displayed in the compound for months before interring her body. At the age of 82, Tony Alamo died while serving his federal prison sentence. She had just turned 16 years old. Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, List of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as anti-LGBT hate groups, "Tony Alamo, Apocalyptic Ministry Leader Convicted of Sex Abuse, Dies at 82", "Christian Cult Leader and Child Sex Abuser Tony Alamo Dies in Federal Custody". By the time the church was at its height in 1980, they had their own television ministry and were bringing in tens of thousands of dollars each week. Alamo was living at the time in Tampa, Fla., a fugitive from charges that he had ordered the beating of an 11-year-old church member at the Saugus commune. 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