Cult leader s mummified remains found in home, 7 people charged
By Bradford Betz
MOFFAT - Colorado police have arrested seven people in connection with the discovery of a mummified body that authorities believe belonged to the leader of the spiritual group, Love Has Won.
Amy Carlson, 45, who led the group and was known as Mother God by her followers, was found dead in a home in the rural town of Moffat last Wednesday, according to arrest affidavits obtained by Fox News. Carlson’s body was reportedly wrapped in a sleeping bag and decorated with Christmas lights.
A follower, who has not been charged, told investigators he had taken in a group of people who needed a place to stay, and he found the body in a back bedroom when he returned home Wednesday following a trip to Denver. He reported the discovery to police and said he believed the group had transported Carlson s body to his home from California.
Not cult leader
Amy Carlson was the self-proclaimed supreme being and leader of the Love Has Won cult, which former members have accused of abuse, fraud, and brainwashing. According to the cult s now-defunct website, she was on her 534th reincarnation in my search. The group was established in Crestone, Colorado, according to She the People.
“She was a sweet, loving daughter,” said Linda Haythorne, Amy’s mother, to FOX21. She added that the term cult leader which has been used to describe her daughter, is inaccurate. Although she seems to be in the spotlight, former cult members families told the news outlet that she was more of the group s idol.
May 5, 2021 / 6:33 AM / CBS/AP
Authorities have arrested seven people after the mummified body of the leader of the spiritual group Love Has Won was found wrapped in a sleeping bag and decorated with Christmas lights in a southern Colorado home.
Amy Carlson, 45, who was known as Mother God by her followers, was found dead in a home in the tiny, rural town of Moffat on Wednesday, April 28, according to arrest affidavits for seven people, who are each charged with abuse of a corpse.
CBS Denver reports a member of the religious group told the Saguache County Sheriff s Office that the group had his 2-year-old son and wouldn t let the boy leave.