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. 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. Today, the girl born into the Alamo church is a grown woman, as is her younger sister, and Coies pride in both her daughters is immense. Jeanne, Amy, Desiree and Nikki were all born into the Tony Alamo Christian Ministry, which, some say, is a cult. The term cult has a precise definition or rather, Religion News Blog is a service provided by, Preacher Tony Alamo Told to Return Wifes Remains, No jail sentence for Phil Aguilar, founder of Christian motorcycle club, FLDS sells cult fashion online; Ex-member helps FLDS victims, Minister removed after confession of sexual misconduct, Controversial Reverend Carl H. Stevens of Greater Grace World Outreach Dies. 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 kept the presses at his print shop running day and night, churning out literature about Satanic conspiracy theories perpetrated against him and the church. Some were forced to become his wives throughout the 1990s. [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. [9], Tony and Susan Alamo founded the Alamo Christian Foundation in 1969 in Hollywood, California. 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 main campus continued to grow, adding gas stations, a restaurant and a hog farm, according to The New York Times. [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. "Tony was more, I think, the face of that organization, it looks like," Anthony said. 1416, 18. They were awarded the largest sum of damages in Arkansas history $525 million dollars. Online at https://www.villagevoice.com/2008/05/13/the-barely-legal-empire-of-tony-alamo/ (accessed February 23, 2023). Long Waits, Short Appointments, Huge Bills. The following month, Susan Alamo was re-interred in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Hughes, Dave. In return, their own needs would be met and their children would receive basic education through high school. 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. 1A, 11A. But after his wife died in 1982, Alamo's behavior grew deviant and he began preaching the purported righteousness of polygamy and underage brides.In the mid-1990s, Alamo, then 62 years old . Speaking of which: One way in which you can support us at no additional cost to you is by shopping at Amazon.com. Gyllenhammar said Alamo is attracted to blond women. One of the ex-communicated fathers also claimed Alamo had embezzled up to $100,000 in church funds from their trucking company. They launched a national television ministry in the 1970s. Anyone can use it regardless of ability, approach, or level of acceptance by recognized authorities in the field. 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. He left me with all the bills, she said. The U.S. State Department isnt sure either if Alamo and Amrhein are married. Much of the information on Alamos early, pre-conversion life is spurious at best, on account of Alamos constant exaggerations of his importance and/or sinfulness. He and his wife legally changed their names to Tony and Susan Alamo after they married in Las Vegas in 1966. The assistant said there were many Scriptural reasons why they divorced. Factories are calling me and asking me why he doesnt pay his bills. She was arrested as she went to pick up her passport. He wont sign the papers.. Alamo denies it. Although Alamo was unable to bring his wife back to life, he intends to keep the controversy over her body alive in court, according to Coie and one of her lawyers, Asa Hutchinson of Ft. Smith. History: In California in February 1993 Tony Alamo took Lydia , an African American, as a second wife. Tony spent the last 20 years in and out of prison, pioneered conspiracy talk radio, and built an empire that couldnt withstand the lust and greed of its creator. He had his fist clenched and started making noises. 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. She said Alamo had sent her a telegram saying they were divorced, but she has been unable to get a divorce decree either in Van Buren or Nashville because he will not appear in court. [12], The church published religious tracts and distributed tapes of sermons by the Alamos. Her mother, Debbie Ondrisek, is still in the group and feels privileged that her daughter is married to the World Pastor. Additional support provided by the Arkansas General Assembly. She later claimed her husband beat and drugged her and demanded she undergo plastic surgery to make her look like Susan. They charged him with several counts related to his tax issues. Tony Alamo's Wife, Girlfriend His marital status is not known. 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. Kenny Feldman (no relation) of the Sunlight Mission of Santa Monica. They were even told who they were going to marry: the 62-year-old leader of their apocalyptic group. She may be prosecuted not only for unlawful flight but also for trying to obtain a passport under false pretenses. 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. 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. Her mother Suzanne and step-father, Bob Streit, are still with the Alamo group. [1][2] He was 82 years old. In September 2008, Alamo was charged with multiple violations of the Mann Act between 1994 and 2005. The Alamo Christian Foundation was an American cult founded in 1969 by Christian evangelist Tony Alamo and one of his wives, Susan Alamo. 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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. 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. The two immediately clicked, having much in common from midwestern, Jewish roots to a talent for showmanship and within months, Susan converted Bernie/Mark to hard-core Protestantism. Tony traveled far from his midwestern roots. To show you how much he has changed, at the hearing in New Orleans, he said I would beat him. 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. on July 23, 2009. Sharon Ast-Kroopf-Hoffman Legal wife of Tony Alamo. She converted to Pentecostal Christianity in childhood. A chancery court judge ordered Alamo to return the body in 1995 in response to a suit filed by Christhiaon Coie, Susan Alamos estranged daughter. For more on former child brides Amy Eddy and Pebbles Rodriguez, subscribe now to PEOPLE or pick up this weeks issue, on newsstands now. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. 2023 Encyclopedia of Arkansas. 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. 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. Born Bernie Hoffman, the boy from Missouri wasnt an average preacher. 1A, 10A. The show was awarded the Fringe's Encore Producer Award. Donations made to the CALS Foundation are tax-deductible for United States federal income tax purposes. I dont get the feeling he is very smart.. Im not worried. When Tony got back into the business in 1999, he immediately went on the air. I mean, you cant put a good face on that, she continued. 32, testified that she was taken as Alamo's wife at age 17 and that Alamo had five other wives at the time. 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. Alamo is the president of the Alama-based Alamo Christian Foundation. He was walking down the hallway in his black regalia and five-inch elevator shoes, Amrhein recalls. Alamo Ministry Resurrected. Arkansas Times, November 29, 2007, pp. Alamo went on to own a health club and work in the music industry. 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. 25-May-1964) Wife: Edith Opal Horn ("Susan Alamo", b. Tony Alamos second wife says they have never divorced and insists that his third marriage to Elizabeth Amrhein is invalid. He arrived in Los Angeles in the 1960s, claiming he was a music promoter with clients including the Beatles. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. I was at a party not long ago with Julio Iglesias and Elizabeth Taylor. The Alamo Christian Foundation last year lost its status as a tax-exempt religious organization and is now treated as a for-profit group by the IRS. Alamo formed the cult way back in 1969 with his wife Susan when he was a flamboyant preacher on the streets of Hollywood. Its no wonder you get rich when you dont pay your bills. He took all my jewelry and gave it to Elizabeth. Our website includes affiliate links, which means we get a small commission -- at no additional cost to you -- for each qualifying purpose. For about a decade, beginning in the mid-1990s, Amy and Pebbles lived as child brides of Alamo and were regularly starved, beaten and raped. Communal living was a staple of the Music Square Church. If hed married Brooke Shields I would be jealous. 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 . Online at http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8506 (accessed February 23, 2023). It was also extremely anti-Catholic, only accepted the King James Version of the Bible, and its members adhered to a moral code which condemned and forbade the use of drugs, homosexuality, adultery, birth control, and abortion. [1][2] Susan Alamo died in April 1982. Amrhein doesnt believe the children went to school while they lived at the foundation in Dyer. Amrhein, who owns a real estate agency, said Alamos followers have gone to Huntington to pass out literature that says Amrhein beat his children and is emotionally unstable. In addition to clothing, the church produced music and began distributing Christian music and sermons nationally. You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. Twice married and with a daughter, she came to Hollywood and attempted to become an actress. 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. What my mother did was wrong. Alamo was recently convicted by a federal court jury in Texarkana, Ark., on 10 counts of transporting underage girls across state lines for sex. The foundation might have to pay up to $70,000 in back taxes. 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. About 18 months later, his prophecy unfulfilled, Alamo erected a mausoleum on the property and entombed her there. Like Bernie, she grew up Jewish in a mostly Christian state. Little Rock, AR. When Bernie LaZar Hoffman was born on Sept. 30, 1934, in Joplin, Missouri, he wasn't born into a particularly religious household. Mr. Alamo presently has the ability to have the body produced.. Original Design by Gurpartap Singh, Eye Witness & First Hand Accounts of Abuse, Tony Alamos second wife says theyre not divorced, 1986-03-06 Press Argus Courier Alamos second wife says theyre not divorced. 1A, 6A. 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. 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. His age is 88Years. She sings better than he does. Families Torn by Their Loved Ones Faith in Tony Alamo. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,June 11, 2000, pp. The various publications his ministry offered, such as The Vatican Moscow Washington Alliance, detailed his conspiracy theories. 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. Gyllenhammar, who moved to California from Sweden 15 years ago, talked of a romance that had gone sour. When a tribute gift is given the honoree will receive a letter acknowledging your generosity and a bookplate will be placed in a book. For more information, contact 501-918-3025 orcalsfoundation@cals.org. 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. Tony Alamo was looking at child porn charges. Susan focused on recruiting and preaching. Despite repeated efforts to reach him, Alamo would not discuss the case. 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. Around the time of his wifes death, Tony changed the name of the church and consolidated its power. 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I doubled the business at the Alamo of Nashville store. Sadly, there are many more under age children that were forced by Alamo to be another one of his wives. [1][2] In the 1960s, he worked in Hollywood as a pop singer under the names Mark Hoffman and Marcus Abad. Pebbles Rodriguez claims Alamo married her in 1999 when she was 12. You are here: Home | Preacher Tony Alamo Told to Return Wifes Remains. Jordan (Kenyas son) was born in Alamos house and Alamo currently refers to him as the bastard and the nigger. Alamo kicked Kenya out of the group and took his wife. [8] Converting from Judaism to Christianity, she became an itinerant evangelist before she met Hoffman. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [11], In 1976, the church relocated to Dyer, Arkansas, where Susan had grown up. Hes a convicted tax evader and a flamboyant evangelist who once ran what authorities called a multimillion-dollar, Saugus-based cult. Alamo to Return Body of Wife after 7 Years. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,July 24, 1998, pp. I called the State Department to look out for my former wife in case she applied for a passport, Amrhein said. 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. She married Tony, who at the time was a fugitive, in hiding from charges of felony child abuse in California. History: In California in 1993 Maria Isabel Mendoza (aka Isabel Mendoza) became another Alamo wife at age 19. But last month Spears concluded after a weeklong trial that Mr. There is nothing I can do to make it go away, but I try my hardest.. In 2007, the Southern Poverty Law Center listed the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries as a hate group, citing its anti-Catholic literature and rhetoric. Theyre messed up children, Amrhein said. An assistant called back and said Alamo had divorced Gyllenhammar but would not say where. Alys Ondrisek Alys Ondrisek Current wife of Tony Alamo Alamo, 74, faces up to 175 years in prison, plus fines that could total $2.5 million. 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. [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. Ill tell you how bad a shape theyre in. Creating an account gives you access to all these features. My mother learned strong-arm tactics from my father and then finessed it with religion, Coie said. As the church expanded, it established other churches in Nashville, Chicago, Brooklyn, and Miami Beach. Sunday October 1, 1995 Alamo Christian Ministries, Tony Alamo. Both women still suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, where seemingly normal activities can sometimes trigger panic attacks and feelings of fear and loneliness. 72201. In 1976, the U.S. Department of Labor brought charges against Alamo for violations of the Fair Labor Standard Act. Preacher Tony Alamo's mugshot was released with new allegations that he had multiple wives, including a nine-year-old girl. 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.. She threw Alamo out of her Los Angeles home last fall after he broke a 200 year old statue. 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. Theme Ported to Wordpress by Kaushal Sheth . He became unhinged and, convinced he could raise her from the dead, kept her embalmed body on display for six months with members of his church praying around it. Were free! Tony Alamo was born on 20 September 1934 and his place of birth was in Joplin, Missouri, US. History: In 1989 Alamo married Sharon Kroopf (now Sharon Miriam Hoffman), in her late 30s at the time. Between 1986 and 1990, the preacher remarried twice. 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. Hes a riot. 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. Alamo followers still pepper the IRS with legal challenges, help with his defense, and make their presence known through their trademark brochures. . Lydia Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo. In 1990, Alamo failed to appear in court to answer these charges and was ruled guilty in default. ET) on Investigation Discovery. Susan became ill with breast cancer in the late 1970s, just as shed reached the height of her business success. Tony Alamo Christian Ministries. They also ran a nationwide network of lucrative, church-owned businesses, authorities said, including a distributor of designer denim and leather jackets, studded with rhinestones, that sold for $1,000 or more. Enriquez, Sam. The civil contempt differs from his criminal incarceration in that Mr. Alamo holds the key to the jailhouse in his possession, Spears wrote. Married in Las Vegas, the Alamos soon established their church, also known as the Susan and Tony Alamo Foundation. He still hasnt paid me for the clothes he bought from my store in December 1984. Probably the strangest incident surrounding Tony Alamo Christian Ministries had to do with the body of Susan Alamo, who died of cancer on April 8, 1982. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. His skin is very white and clammy. Larowe, Lynn. However, one thing is clear, only one of his children (Sion) is born from his legal wife, Sharon. For years they were side by side, and Anthony said he believes she was the true mastermind of Alamo Ministries. She had just turned 16 years old. July 11, 1993. They complained of long shifts, and some revealed the organization required absolute loyalty. Dear Abby advises a woman whose boyfriend is using her. In November of that year, the judge sentenced him to 175 years in prison. 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. His booming voice could be heard on the radio from Alabama to Africa, trying to convert a new flock. 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