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. 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. (Diane Elana Williams Alamo testified against Tony in the IRS trial which could account for the revenge of taking Kenyas wife and his hatred of the child). There is nothing I can do to make it go away, but I try my hardest.. In the midst of his supposed third marriage, a 1986 Arkansas Gazette report concluded that Gyllenhammar had actually been Alamos sixth wife, as he had apparently been married four times prior to Susan. From his cell at the federal maximum-security prison in Florence, Colo., Alamo has not only filed an appeal of Spears ruling but also is seeking a new trial without Spears as its judge. Schriver, Debby. Its putting closure to it, finally, said Alamos stepdaughter, Christhiaon Coie of Reseda, who sued Alamo literally over her mothers dead body and for whom the legal decision represents a symbolic burial of her mothers and her tortured past. I dont get the feeling he is very smart.. She said an address on his posters the urge music fans to send in the votes for entertainer of the year is Alamos post office box in Los Angeles. Her brother, Erik, who is out of the group, called Ark Child Protection in 2000, but no action was taken. When a tribute gift is given the honoree will receive a letter acknowledging your generosity and a bookplate will be placed in a book. The court concluded Alamo also owed another $5 million to ex-members for unpaid labor. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. In September 2008, Alamo was charged with multiple violations of the Mann Act between 1994 and 2005. [1][2] The Alamo Ministries posted a notice of his death on its website's homepage, but it has not posted a notice of succession nor has it stated what its future plans are. Larowe, Lynn. In 1984, Tony Alamo married what was either his fourth or sixth wife, as there have been claims he was married four times before he wed Susan. I made sure he was properly dressed. Many witnesses can verify that Amy has been severely beaten by Alamo on many occasions. You have reached your limit of 4 free articles. Arkansas authorities report that Alamo (born Bernie Lazar Hoffman) died while in custody at the Federal Medical Center in. 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. He was ambitious, but few facts about his early life are verifiable as Tony tended to self-aggrandize. Others said they never got paid. History: In California in 1993 Maria Isabel Mendoza (aka Isabel Mendoza) became another Alamo wife at age 19. 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". Pictures are unavailable at this time. He is a beautiful person. Shown here pregnant with Alamos son, Tabor. Creating an account gives you access to all these features. Mr. Alamo presently has the ability to have the body produced.. When Alamo was released from federal prison in 1998, he quickly reassumed his status as the head of a now smaller Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, which is headquartered in Miller County, with branches in Fort Smith (Sebastian County) and Los Angeles. On September 20, 2008, state and federal officials raided Alamos Fouke (Miller County)compound as part of a two-year investigation into allegations of child abuse and child pornography. [4], After divorcing their respective spouses, Horn and Hoffman married in a 1966 Las Vegas ceremony, legally changing their names to Tony Alamo and Susan Alamo. 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,. Lets make the most of it.. She moved into the house with the other wives and was wearing a wedding ring given to her by Alamo, while he was still in prison. His skin is very white and clammy. There the church grew to several hundred members and it also established printing facilities, a school, and a tabernacle. 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. Davis, Andy. She said she did not plan to leave the country, although Amrhein thinks she and Alamo and the children were about to take a cruise on the Queen Elizabeth II. Original Design by Gurpartap Singh, Eye Witness & First Hand Accounts of Abuse. In November of that year, the judge sentenced him to 175 years in prison. She left Alamo Ministries and separated from him in the summer . He apparently adopted the name Marcus Abad for some time and achieved some modicum of success as a big band crooner in Los Angeles, California. 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Despite repeated efforts to reach him, Alamo would not discuss the case. Her estranged daughter, Christhiaon Coie, brought a suit against Tony for stealing the body, and her stepfather obtained a court order requiring the body to be returned.[14]. Long Waits, Short Appointments, Huge Bills. Siege of the Alamos. People Weekly, June 13, 1983, pp. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Tony Alamo predicted that his wife would be resurrected. When he announced to his followers they would all need to leave the compound in 1991, certain the feds were about to raid the place, Tony took Susans body along. 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. Additional support provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council. [17][18][19][1][2], In June 2013, the federal government filed forfeiture and collection actions in federal court on 27 properties which were owned by members of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, in an attempt to collect $2.5 million in restitution that Alamo was ordered to pay to his victims. One business was particularly successful airbrushing denim jackets to produce beautiful pop art. [8] Converting from Judaism to Christianity, she became an itinerant evangelist before she met Hoffman. However, one thing is clear, only one of his children (Sion) is born from his legal wife, Sharon. Franke, Eric W. A Brief History of the Alamo Christian Foundation. New England Institute of Religious Research. Many of these individuals chose to stay on to become Bible students and lay ministers. 2833. 25-Apr-1925, m. 1966, d. 8-Apr-1982 cancer) Wife: Birgetta Oyllenhammer (m . Many Hollywood celebrities were seen wearing them, including Michael Jackson, who wore a modified leather Alamo jacket on the cover of his album Bad. [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. In February 2014, a Miller County judgein the largest personal-injury judgment in Arkansas historyawarded $525 million in actual and punitive damages to seven former members of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. Read our Privacy Policy. Ill tell you how bad a shape theyre in. Susan was the love of Alamos life, and by the time he met her, hed already dropped Bernie and begun calling himself Mark. Hed tried out a few stage namesBernie was a singersuch as Mark Hoffman and Marcus Abad.. Sharon Ast-Kroopf-Hoffman Legal wife of Tony Alamo. U.S. District Judge Morris Arnold, finding that they had indeed been abused, later awarded damages to the boys in question. She said, Im a successful designer. When you visit this site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Ive been trying to divorce him since the end of January, she said. That is one reason why we can provide this research service free of charge. Copyright 2023 Empire Media Group, Inc. Front Page Detectives is a registered trademark. Like Bernie, she grew up Jewish in a mostly Christian state. Staff of the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas. 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. When he was a teenager, Alamo left Joplin for the West Coast. This is how he shows his gratitude? Lydia was in her early 30s. Lydia Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo. DEAR ABBY: I am in love with my best . On September 25, 2008, Alamo himself was arrested in Flagstaff, Arizona, on a federal warrant charging him with violating the Mann Act, a federal statute enacted to stop the trafficking of women or girls across state lines, over a period from March 1994 through October 2005. Millions Awarded to 7 Tied to Alamo. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 28, 2014, p. 4B. Additional support provided by the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation Inc. His motions allege that Spears cannot objectively judge the case because he was endorsed by local newspaper editor Jack Moseley. Saying he appreciated the articles about Alamo, Amrhein insisted, Ill keep the kids. Gyllenhammar is seeking a five-figure monthly alimony as part of her settlement. [11], In 1976, the church relocated to Dyer, Arkansas, where Susan had grown up. Alamo also claimed that UFOs are divine messengers from heaven and signs of the end times. To show you how much he has changed, at the hearing in New Orleans, he said I would beat him. The smaller compound was now in Fouke, Arkansas, but there were two extant branches in Ft. Smith and Los Angeles. On December 2, 2010, the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld his conviction and sentence. For every Chris Coie out there, there are hundreds of people who would say just the opposite with regard to her allegations about the church and about Tony, James said. "[16] MSC sued and lost in the United States Court of Federal Claims. 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. Her mother, Debbie Ondrisek, is still in the group and feels privileged that her daughter is married to the World Pastor. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 orcalsfoundation@cals.org. She sings better than he does. But Ill get the kids, and theyll be all right. 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. The saga began in 1982 when, instead of burying his 59-year-old wife, Alamo brought her embalmed body back to his compound near tiny Dyer, Ark. Whispering in the Daylight: The Children of Tony Alamo Christian Ministries and Their Journey to Freedom. Just why Alamo had the corpsewhich he claimed spoke to him from the graveremoved from its tomb was not explained in Spears order. Little Rock, AR. Im not jealous. Alamo formed the cult way back in 1969 with his wife Susan when he was a flamboyant preacher on the streets of Hollywood. They also had a knack for finding young people who needed help. Tony Alamo talks to reporters as he is escorted to a waiting police car outside the federal courthouse in Texarkana, Ark. Tucker, Maria Luisa. 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 . With the labor of their followers, the Alamos turned their church into a hefty financial empire, even as many members had to scavenge food from supermarket dumpsters and were forbidden from flushing the toilets more than every two or three days. Special Trial Judge Larry L. Nameroff ruled, however, that the organization was essentially operated for Tonys and Susans private benefit, and the IRS seized some of the church property for an auction. After a decade of building the church, Susan and Tony moved everyone to Dyer, Arkansas, just outside Fort Smith near the Oklahoma border. When Amrhein was arrested last week in New Orleans for trying to leave the country, her marriage license was reportedly not certified. With the assistance of some church members, the Alamos produced records and tapes. It would turn out this marriage would be forever for only one of them. He came to me nose to nose and pulled a Muhammad Ali on me. Mrs. Alamo had temporary custody of the two children. Pebbles was 12. The other children (Tabor and Antoinette) were conceived during Alamo and Kroopfs marriage and the biological mothers (Lydia Willis and Elizabeth Mercado) are in the group and currently living with (or near) Alamo. The child on the right is Lizzy and Alamos daughter, Antoinette. Alamo was recently convicted by a federal court jury in Texarkana, Ark., on 10 counts of transporting underage girls across state lines for sex. Alamo, 74, faces up to 175 years in prison, plus fines that could total $2.5 million. Amrhein said he suspected his former wife might flee the country to avoid the custody hearing in West Virginia next week. Hes not paying his bills at his stores. Tony Alamo quickly predicted that she would be resurrected and kept her embalmed body on display at the Arkansas compound for approximately six months before placing it in a mausoleum. (AP) Amy Eddy and Pebbles Rodriguez are speaking out about how they were controlled by apocalyptic cult leader Tony Alamo in an upcoming documentary. The jackets sold profitably and began making real money for the church members and the church itself when celebrities began purchasing them for several thousand dollars each. Now Tony Alamo is also a grave robber-at least in the eyes of an Arkansas judge, who has . 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. Her name was Susan (born Edith Opal Horn) Lipowitz, nine years his senior. 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. He claimed that he recorded a hit record single in the early 1960s, Little Yankee Girl, and that he was asked to manage musical acts including the Beatles, the Doors, and the Rolling Stones. Upon his release, the ex-felon returned home: back to his now humbler Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. There are still many, many people nationally and internationally who have great admiration for him., But Spears also ordered Alamo to pay Coie $100,000, finding that he had committed a so-called tort of outrage against her by withholding her mothers bodyoutrageous conduct that any person knows would cause much grief and anguish to a child.. Georgia cop killed on first shift in retaliation for an arrest hour earlier, investigators say, Remains Found And Believed To Be Man Reported Missing In May 2021, Brother Accused Of Murder, Subscribe to Front Page Detectives Newsletter. In 2007, the Southern Poverty Law Center listed the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries as a hate group, citing its anti-Catholic literature and rhetoric. A hearing was held the day after her arrest. In 1982, his wife Susan Alamo (ne Edith Opal Horn) died of cancer. This newspaper traced the advertising agency promoting the association to the Alamo of Nashville clothing store. Honor or memorial gifts are an everlasting way to pay tribute to someone who has touched your life. On November 13, he was sentenced to 175 years in prison and also was fined $250,000. "Tony was more, I think, the face of that organization, it looks like," Anthony said. The assistant said there were many Scriptural reasons why they divorced. [20], Alamo died on May 2, 2017, while he was in custody at the Federal Medical Center, Butner in Butner, North Carolina. [11] MSC was granted 501c tax-exempt status in 1981,[16] but this was retroactively revoked by the IRS on April 5, 1996. However, he denies he has more than one wife but several victims have escaped and come forward with the truth. Susan focused on recruiting and preaching. For more on former child brides Amy Eddy and Pebbles Rodriguez, subscribe now to PEOPLE or pick up this weeks issue, on newsstands now. Anyone can use it regardless of ability, approach, or level of acceptance by recognized authorities in the field. His booming voice could be heard on the radio from Alabama to Africa, trying to convert a new flock. The only thing thats ungodly is if you have a statue of another God., I tried to make the marriage work, Miss Gyllenhammar said. Some sources say that they changed their names to Tony and Susan Alamo after their marriage, though Tony Alamo has claimed that he changed his own name earlier to mimic the Italian-American singers who were popular at the time. 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. 25-May-1964) Wife: Edith Opal Horn ("Susan Alamo", b. 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. Alamo was convicted in 2009 on 10 counts for taking young girls, including a 9-year-old, across Arkansas state lines to have sex with them, the AP reports. Alamo, who was born Bernie Lazar Hoffman, died Tuesday at the age of 82 while in custody at a federal prison hospital in Butner, N.C., the Bureau of Prisons said, according to the Associated Press. Asked about his wealth, Gyllenhammar said she is not entitled to any of his property because all of it belongs to the foundation. Alamo says he married Amrhein in December. Alamo Christian Ministries: Is He a Prophet, Promoter, or Profiteer? Los Angeles Times. She later claimed her husband beat and drugged her and demanded she undergo plastic surgery to make her look like Susan. He was heard on over a dozen radio stations in the U.S. and more in Africa, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. Give a donation in someones name to mark a special occasion, honor a friend or colleague or remember a beloved family member. 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. As young girls, Amy Eddy and her best friend, Pebbles Rodriguez, did not have any control of their lives. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2018. Meanwhile, lawsuits filed by former church members accused the couple of controlling their flock with intimidation and beatings. To treat my mother like a bag of garbage? ET) on Investigation Discovery. Alamo Ministry Resurrected. Arkansas Times, November 29, 2007, pp. He claimed Satan was behind the continuous, relentless government prosecution and that he was the ultimate victim. 1A, 10A. Ten would be convicted on ten counts, all related to trafficking underage girls across state lines. All Rights Reserved. He remained in prison until his death in May 2017 . 3.2K views 2 years ago NASHVILLE Tony Alamo his church Alamo Christian Ministries, his store The Alamo, or the Al-ah-mo, and his wife Susan's dead body were one of the first phenomena. Soon, the organization established yet another compound in Nashville, Tennessee. [10][11] The church became the subject of controversy and as a result, it was frequently criticized for its manner of evangelization, which often involved young members of the congregation walking on the streets of Hollywood, inviting people to convert to Christianity and taking them to the church for evening services in Agua Dulce roughly an hour away for a meeting and a meal. The Daughters Tale: Anti-Catholic Cult Leaders Child Recounts Abuse. Intelligence Report, Spring 2008. What were they doing in New Orleans?. 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. Flippo, Chet. 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. Moseley testified during the missing-body case that Alamo had phoned him after the corpses disappearance and acknowledged ordering its removal. Amy was 14. Tony and Susan Alamo on one of their album covers. My mother learned strong-arm tactics from my father and then finessed it with religion, Coie said. The show was awarded the Fringe's Encore Producer Award. In this paragraph, we have covered all details of his relationship and wife in this article. The program also charges Tony Alamo with being a child abuser, polygamist and pedophile. 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. Over the years, Alamo has alternately admitted and denied that he knew of the corpses whereaboutsmost recently maintaining he had no control over the theft or return. Dear Abby. The total number of wives he has accumulated is unclear, to be sure. Lydia and Tabor are no longer in associated with the group or Tony Alamo. The various publications his ministry offered, such as The Vatican Moscow Washington Alliance, detailed his conspiracy theories. He's a convicted tax evader and a flamboyant evangelist who once ran what authorities called a multimillion-dollar, Saugus-based cult. Welsh, Adam. Now Tony . Around the time of his wifes death, Tony changed the name of the church and consolidated its power. In September 1994, the Federal District Court for the Western District of Tennessee sentenced Alamo to six years in federal prison in Texarkana, Texas. In return, Jody says, Tony Alamo took away her childhood at the age of 10 by putting her to work eight hours or more a day in the church's denim jacket business. Speaking of which: One way in which you can support us at no additional cost to you is by shopping at Amazon.com. Tony Alamo was looking at child porn charges. Years after his wife's death, Tony began taking child brides, as young as 8 years old, and in 2009, he was sentenced to 175 years in prison for transporting young girls across state lines for sex. Kenny Feldman (no relation) of the Sunlight Mission of Santa Monica. I was at a party not long ago with Julio Iglesias and Elizabeth Taylor. She didnt hink he will hold on to his wealth much longer. Elizabeth Mercado Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo. 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. Association chose him as entertainer of the year in 1985. I still do, said Coie, who last saw her mother in 1971 when she quit the sect against her parents wishes. New congregants signed on, then the church transported them to a rural location of Agua Dulce, California, about an hour northeast, for a hot meal and a sermon. Also he owned the Little Mark, Alamo, and Talamo Records record labels. Members in Dyer worked on a large campus compound. 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. He and his wife legally changed their names to Tony and Susan Alamo after they married in Las Vegas in 1966. Gyllenhammar and Alamo were married in June 1984 in Los Angeles by Rev. He lost the suit as well as an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985, the same year that the IRS retroactively revoked the tax exempt status for his church for the years 1977 to 1980. Encyclopedia of Arkansas 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. The Alamo Christian Foundation was an American cult founded in 1969 by Christian evangelist Tony Alamo and one of his wives, Susan Alamo. They say they were planning a honeymoon cruise for later, Amrhein said. For instance, as an Amazon Associate, Religion News Blog earns from qualifying purchases. Amy E. Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo He was working as a music promoter. He remained in prison until his death in May 2017. Susan, too, would eventually change her name from the one her parents gave her in Alma, Arkansas. It also operated a drug rehabilitation facility, and those who were involved in the church developed several businesses in the Alma area. Their wives had remarried more loyal subjects of Alamo, and their families had relocated to California. Alamo denies it. During his outlaw years, hed threatened to kidnap a federal judge, dug up and removed with late wifes body from her heart-shaped mausoleum and made millions of dollars selling high-end painted jeans jackets to celebrities. Gyllenhammar said Alamo is attracted to blond women. They made a record together, and they cant sing. Religion News Blog posted this on Sunday October 1, 1995.Last updated if a date shows here: Saturday, December 23, 2006. $50,000 reward offered in two-year-old Delaware cold case murder can you help catch a killer? You are here: Home | Preacher Tony Alamo Told to Return Wifes Remains. Alamo to Return Body of Wife after 7 Years. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,July 24, 1998, pp. There is no doubt in my mind.. Tony Alamo died in prison on Tuesday night. He is very talented. Through this church, the Alamos perpetuated some of their many. Miss Gyllenhammar says when the romance cooled, he would often beat her. 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. By now, he was a millionaire with a large staff of workers. The Alamo Christian Foundation was an American cult founded in 1969 by Christian evangelist Tony Alamo and one of his wives, Susan Alamo. 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. Im not worried. He was convicted on July 4, 2009. History: In 1993 Angela Marie Morales (aka Angel Streit) became a wife in Arkansas at age 20. Preacher Tony Alamo's mugshot was released with new allegations that he had multiple wives, including a nine-year-old girl. After both he and Susan converted to Christianity, they established the Music Square Church and began a Hollywood street ministry, passing out religious tracts and preaching especially to drug addicts, alcoholics, and prostitutes. Born Bernie Hoffman, the boy from Missouri wasnt an average preacher. Shown here with their son, Sion. 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. She bore a child to Tony, a girl, Antoinette, in June of 2001. She was already married to Kenya Williams (African American) and pregnant with his child at the time. The IRS and the labor board will take it all away from him, she said, referring to court rulings that have ordered Alamo to pay his followers minimum wage, as well as taxes on his businesses. Alamos various marriages were controversial and difficult to number. 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