Seven arrested after spiritual leader’s mummified remains found in Colorado
MOFFAT, Colo. (KRDO) Seven people are in custody after law enforcement found the mummified remains of a spiritual leader inside a southern Colorado home.
According to arrest affidavits obtained by KRDO, the mummified remains of 45-year-old Lia Carlson, who also goes by Amy Carlson, were found set up in the back bedroom of a home in Moffat in a what looked like a shrine. Her body was found inside what appeared to be a sleeping bag decorated with Christmas lights. There was glitter makeup around Carlson s eyes, though her eyes were removed. The documents also state that her skin appeared grey in color.
The 45-year-old woman who led a controversial religious group in Colorado and was known as “Mother God” was found mummified, wrapped in a sleeping bag, decorated with Christmas lights and with glitter makeup around her eyes in what police believe was a shrine.
7 Arrested After Mummified Cult Leader s Remains Found In Rural Colorado Home
Police believe the remains, decorated with holiday lights, are those of Love Has Won cult leader Amy Carlson.
DENVER ― Seven members of a cult-like group known as Love Has Won have been arrested on charges of abusing a corpse and child abuse after mummified remains believed to be their leader’s were found in a home in rural southern Colorado.
Saguache County sheriff’s deputies found the decomposed body of a female they suspected was that of group leader Amy Carlson in the back room of a residence in Moffat, Colorado, last Wednesday.
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Authorities in Colorado have used advanced technology to create a likeness of an unidentified man who was murdered more than 15 years ago, and whose killer has never been found.
The man in question was found dead in Saguache County on Oct. 19, 2002, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said in a release issued last week. Authorities with the CBI and the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body in an area near Colorado State Highway 114; the man was wrapped in a blanket or quilt of some kind, and appeared to be between the ages of 40 and 60. He is believed to have been 6 5 tall and weighing between 225 and 300 pounds. When he was found, the victim was wearing black boxers and a black Harley Davidson T-shirt advertising Fort Washington, Maryland, authorities said. The autopsy showed that he was murdered.