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 Sheriff s 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 Ryan Kramer, 30, and Karin Raymond, 47 were released at web hearings Wednesday on personal recognizance.
Colorado cult members accused of keeping mummified remains of leader appear in court Reuters 1 hr ago
By Keith Coffman
DENVER, May 5 (Reuters) - Seven members of a religious cult who authorities say kept the mummified remains of their leader at a home in a remote Colorado town festooned with Christmas lights and glitter made an initial court appearance on Wednesday.
The four men and three women, ranging in age from 30 to 52 years old, are each charged with one count of abusing of a corpse and two counts of misdemeanor child abuse. The child abuse charges stem from two children who were living in the house where the body was found.