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Mar 2025
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She Started a Cult - The Amy Carlson / L...

Ray William Johnson
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The Amy Carlson case centers around the leader of the spiritual cult "Love Has Won," who was found unalived in April 2021 in a Colorado home, her mummified body adorned with glitter and wrapped in Christmas lights. Known to her followers as "Mother God," Carlson claimed to be a divine being and led a group characterized by new age beliefs and conspiracies. Authorities discovered her body after a concerned follower tipped them off.

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