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Love Has Won cult leader Amy Carlson died of natural causes caused by alcohol abuse, anorexia, and chronic ingestion of colloidal silver.

His co-defendant was shot and killed by Nashville Police when he "advanced on the officer brandishing a large butcher knife in each of his hands."

Love has Won member Christopher Royer appeared in court to challenge a police search warrant executed after the death of “Mother God” Amy Carlson. Mr Royer is facing charges of child abuse and abuse of a corpse related to the discovery of Ms Carlson’s body in Colorado in April. Investigators seized Mr Royer’s cell phone for what prosecutor Alonzo Payne said was “more than sufficient evidence” it could contain proof of crimes committed while...

Cole Carlson says he plans to help the families of members and former followers

By Istock Story at a glance Prosecutors charged seven people after uncovering the mummified body of a spiritual leader found enshrined in a Colorado home and decorated with glitter and Christmas lights. Carlson’s body was found by Miguel Lamboy, one of Carlson’s followers who was not charged. The Saguache County Sheriff’s Office received complaints alleging that Love Has Won, described as a cult by former members and law enforcement, brainwashed pe...

Dont show me this message again✕ Amy Carlson, 45, whose followers call her ‘Mother God’ (Fecebook LoveHasWon) What began as a wellness check on a member of a religious group in Colorado turned into a bizarre horror story after the corpse of the groups leader was found wrapped in a sleeping bag, covered in Christmas lights and whose eyeless sockets were decorated with glitter. The search of the home by Saguache County Sheriffs deputies resulted in seven arrests and charges that included ...

A Colorado sheriff’s officer found the mummified corpse last month. A sleeping bag and Christmas lights enveloped the body, which was surrounded by a shrine. Glittery makeup encircled the eyes. Parts of the corpse were mummified, with the moisture naturally drained from the skin and bones. That was the scene a Colorado sheriffs officer found last month upon arriving at a low-slung blue home where a man reported that he had discovered a woman dead. Officials said they believe the woman to be ...

Mummified remains of leader, known as 'Mother God', was found wrapped in a sleeping bag with glitter makeup around her eyes

Seven members of a suspected religious cult who were arrested last week on allegations of abusing a corpse made their first court appearances on Wednesday in Saguache County, but their

Five of the seven apparent members of the Colorado-based "Love Has Won" spiritual group who were arrested April 28 in Saguache County after the death of Amy Carlson are still behind bars after their first court hearing Wednesday. Saguache County Sheriffs Office deputies found Carlson’s mummified body last week wrapped in a sleeping bag on a bed in a home in the town of Moffat in the San Luis Valley. Five have not posted the $2,000 bond, so remain in the Rio Grande County jail, and two — Ry...