At one time she had to go to a Van Buren chiropractor because of the pain she suffered from the beatings. Again, followers worked in these businesses for practically nothing. Meanwhile, lawsuits filed by former church members accused the couple of controlling their flock with intimidation and beatings. 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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,July 25, 2009, pp. Acting didnt pan out, but Susan Lipowitz made a good living as an evangelical preacher, often leaving southern California for long stretches to preach in tents across the country. Flippo, Chet. He has written and spoken favorably about polygamy over the years. That is one reason why we can provide this research service free of charge. Alamo began preaching in Los Angeles in the 1960s on a platform of anti-catholicism, homophobia and polygamy with young women, according to the AP. To show you how much he has changed, at the hearing in New Orleans, he said I would beat him. The program also charges Tony Alamo with being a child abuser, polygamist and pedophile. That was part of our custody agreement. He remained in federal custody since then, spending his days at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, when he died on May 2, 2017, at the age of 82. Shown here pregnant with Alamos son, Tabor. Susan became ill with breast cancer in the late 1970s, just as shed reached the height of her business success. One business was particularly successful airbrushing denim jackets to produce beautiful pop art. 72201. Siege of the Alamos. People Weekly, June 13, 1983, pp. She said, Im a successful designer. Alamo was charged was violating the Fair Labor Standards Act, went to court, then countersued all the way to the Supreme Court. One of the ex-communicated fathers also claimed Alamo had embezzled up to $100,000 in church funds from their trucking company. . After his wife died of cancer in 1982, Tony Alamo, whose secretive Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation operates another commune in Saugus, predicted that she would be resurrected. Alamo had not been issuing checks to his employees and offered only the most menial financial recompense, leading some disgruntled followers to begin reporting his activities. History: In California in 1993 Maria Isabel Mendoza (aka Isabel Mendoza) became another Alamo wife at age 19. McNeil, Betsy. Kenny Feldman (no relation) of the Sunlight Mission of Santa Monica. [4][5][6][7], Susan Alamo (19251982) was born Edith Opal Horn in Alma, Arkansas. Benjamin Risha. Members in Dyer worked on a large campus compound. [22] Around the time of his wifes death, Tony changed the name of the church and consolidated its power. Special thanks to the Department of Arkansas Heritage. Tony was a street preacher and his ministry would offer . Last week the children were taken away from her in New Orleans when authorities suspected she was trying to leave the country. The smaller compound was now in Fouke, Arkansas, but there were two extant branches in Ft. Smith and Los Angeles. Ill tell you how bad a shape theyre in. Asked about his wealth, Gyllenhammar said she is not entitled to any of his property because all of it belongs to the foundation. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. 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 may be prosecuted not only for unlawful flight but also for trying to obtain a passport under false pretenses. Tony Alamo (1934-2017), American founder of the Alamo Christian Foundation Antonio Alamo, Jr., known as Tony Alamo, American physician and Nevada gaming official This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Additional support provided by the Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation Inc. Picture taken in 1993. July 11, 1993. Staff of the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas. [11] Individuals who sought to join the church and become involved in its rehabilitation program took a vow of poverty and agreed to turn all of their money and property over to the church. In the 1980s, Alamo, a self-proclaimed prophet of God, had thousands of devoted followers in the United States, including the parents of Jeanne, Amy, Desiree and Nikki. Families Torn by Their Loved Ones Faith in Tony Alamo. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,June 11, 2000, pp. 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. The first time you log in to our catalog you will need to create an account. After years of legal troubles during which he was accused of engaging in abusive behavior against his followers,[3] Alamo was convicted of ten child rape offenses in 2009. At the age of 82, Tony Alamo died while serving his federal prison sentence. Alamos various marriages were controversial and difficult to number. The girls grew up in Fouke, Arkansas, where they lived on a compound. He was walking down the hallway in his black regalia and five-inch elevator shoes, Amrhein recalls. Jeanne, Amy, Desiree and Nikki were all born into the Tony Alamo Christian Ministry, which, some say, is a cult. In the reported belief that she would rise from the dead,[4] her embalmed body was kept on display for six months,[8] before it was entombed in a heart-shaped marble mausoleum on church property. Witnesses at his trial described being taken as child brides, with some as young as 9 years old. Misheal Eden Jones-Williams Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo. He still hasnt paid me for the clothes he bought from my store in December 1984. Its no wonder you get rich when you dont pay your bills. He took all my jewelry and gave it to Elizabeth. DEAR ABBY: I am in love with my best . But Coie said she believes the dark-haired preacher did it because he knows no bounds of decency, because he could use her [Susan Alamo] two times around like a marionette to control [their followers].. Amy and Pebbles were finally freed from their torture in 2008 when Alamo was arrested and charged with 10 counts of interstate transportation of minors for illicit sexual purposes. But no. Some were forced to become his wives throughout the 1990s. As the government painstakingly made its case for tax evasion, Tony was fighting legal battles on multiple fronts. They legally changed their names to Tony and Susan Alamo. [4], After divorcing their respective spouses, Horn and Hoffman married in a 1966 Las Vegas ceremony, legally changing their names to Tony Alamo and Susan Alamo. They also had a knack for finding young people who needed help. Alys Ondrisek Alys Ondrisek Current wife of Tony Alamo Additional support provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council. Buchanan, Susy. There are things that are out of my control, like recurring nightmares. Her name was Brigitta Gyllenhammer, and she lasted two years before divorcing him. The monthly gross went from $50,000 to $120,000.. 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While they live states apart Pebbles, a stay-at-home mom who is in the process of getting a divorce, is in the Phoenix area with her two young sons; and Amy is studying to get into college in Oklahoma City, where she is also raising two boys with her boyfriend they are forever linked and speak with each other daily. Online at http://www.religionnewsblog.com/8506 (accessed February 23, 2023). Jordan (Kenyas son) was born in Alamos house and Alamo currently refers to him as the bastard and the nigger. Religion News Blog posted this on Sunday October 1, 1995.Last updated if a date shows here: Saturday, December 23, 2006. However, he denies he has more than one wife but several victims have escaped and come forward with the truth. Amy was 14. Tony Alamo was born Bernie Lazar Hoffman on Sept. 20, 1934, to a Jewish family in Joplin, Missouri. History: Alys went to Tony Alamos house in Fouke, Ark at 11 yrs old to become Alamos wife. Were free! Alamos church also lives, if in a far smaller and less organized fashion, said several sources including Alamos own lawyer. [8] Converting from Judaism to Christianity, she became an itinerant evangelist before she met Hoffman. The other children (Tabor and Antoinette) were conceived during Alamo and Kroopfs marriage and the biological mothers (Lydia Willis and Elizabeth Mercado) are in the group and currently living with (or near) Alamo. Tony Alamo's Wife, Girlfriend His marital status is not known. Tony and Sharon had a son, Sion, together in the summer of 1991, while Tony was in jail awaiting trial for threatening Federal Judge Morris Arnold. My mother learned strong-arm tactics from my father and then finessed it with religion, Coie said. Dear Abby: My boyfriend is using me for sex and money. She left Alamo Ministries and separated from him in the summer . "They did not leave a paper trail," said Tampa police Detective Grady Snyder. The full weight of the crimes hed committed was finally coming to light, and in 2014, a judge from Miller County, Arkansas, ruled in a case brought by seven ex-cult members. The child on the right is Lizzy and Alamos daughter, Antoinette. Dear Abby. Alamo also claimed that UFOs are divine messengers from heaven and signs of the end times. The Alamo Christian Foundation was an American cult founded in 1969 by Christian evangelist Tony Alamo and one of his wives, Susan Alamo. History: In California in February 1993 Tony Alamo took Lydia , an African American, as a second wife. Tony Alamo (19342017) was born Bernie Lazar Hoffman to a Jewish family. She is seeking a sizeable monthly alimony so she can take care of the bills she claims he hasnt paid. Gyllenhammar, who moved to California from Sweden 15 years ago, talked of a romance that had gone sour. Hughes, Dave. Amrhein called the Press Argus Courier this week after cult awareness groups sent him clippings that have appeared in this newspaper. The imprisoned Evangelist preacher Tony Alamo, who sexually abused young girls he considered to be his wives, has died after serving more than seven years of a 175-year prison sentence, authorities said. In addition to clothing, the church produced music and began distributing Christian music and sermons nationally. In September 1994, the Federal District Court for the Western District of Tennessee sentenced Alamo to six years in federal prison in Texarkana, Texas. Members could stop by the compound in Dyer, from its perch looking out over the Ozark Mountains, and view the embalmed body of Susan Alamo. 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. Son: Mark Anthony Hoffman (b. All Rights Reserved. In six months, when she didnt rise from the dead, Tony finally buried her. His father was a Jewish immigrant from Romania who, Alamo claims, had been dance instructor for Rudolf Valentino. Alamo responded by declaring bankruptcy, and his businesses imploded, although Alamo Ministries limped along. But after Susan died in 1982, Alamos behavior turned more deviant as he extolled the righteousness of polygamy and marrying young girls. [1][2] Susan Alamo died in April 1982. Ive done well. Long Waits, Short Appointments, Huge Bills. Pebbles agrees: I dont think it will ever be easy. [11], Seventeen days before her 57th birthday, Susan Alamo died of breast cancer on 8 April 1982 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the City of Faith hospital. I doubled the business at the Alamo of Nashville store. He apparently adopted the name Marcus Abad for some time and achieved some modicum of success as a big band crooner in Los Angeles, California. Like Bernie, she grew up Jewish in a mostly Christian state. I have a right to be angry, says Pebbles. John Wesley Hall, a lawyer who represented Alamo, told the AP that several former members of his evangelist community expressed relief upon learning news of his passing was true. Amy E. Unofficial wife of Tony Alamo 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 was heard on over a dozen radio stations in the U.S. and more in Africa, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. 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 body was taken to the foundation's compound on a ridge overlooking the town of Dyer, Arkansas, where Susan Alamo was born as Edith . You can find out more and change our default settings with Cookies Settings. When Bernie LaZar Hoffman was born on Sept. 30, 1934, in Joplin, Missouri, he wasn't born into a particularly religious household. 3.2K views 2 years ago NASHVILLE Tony Alamo his church Alamo Christian Ministries, his store The Alamo, or the Al-ah-mo, and his wife Susan's dead body were one of the first phenomena. There are witnesses that can verify that Alamo, in a rage, cruelly beat and kicked Jordan. Her estranged daughter, Christhiaon Coie, brought a suit against Tony for stealing the body, and her stepfather obtained a court order requiring the body to be returned.[14]. 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. She was already married to Kenya Williams (African American) and pregnant with his child at the time. They had another wedding in Las Vegas, and they moved to his home in Dyer. The case of the boys went before U.S. District Judge Morris Arnold, who ruled that child abuse had taken place and awarded damages to the plaintiffs. [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. Alamo had the body of Mrs. Alamo removed from the tomb. Schriver, Debby. They say they were planning a honeymoon cruise for later, Amrhein said. Enriquez, Sam. The trial included testimony from church members who proved Alamo Ministries had accumulated $9 million in income for three years when he paid zero taxes. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Tony Alamo quickly predicted that she would be resurrected and kept her embalmed body on display at the Arkansas compound for approximately six months before placing it in a mausoleum. [11], In 2016, award-winning playwright Ernest Kearney produced his one-man show My Alamo War for the Hollywood Fringe Festival in Los Angeles, California. This newspaper traced the advertising agency promoting the association to the Alamo of Nashville clothing store. Alamo has fathered three children by different women who live in his home as secretaries. 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. Now Tony . 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. Little Rock, AR. [21], The church was Protestant and Pentecostal in nature and it was frequently referred to as a sect of the Jesus movement. Every day is a milestone, Amy says. Kizers ruling upheld an earlier decision by the state Department of Finance and Administration that six Alamo businesses in Alma and Dyer have no religious purpose and must pay sales taxes. When he was a teenager, Alamo left Joplin for the West Coast. Another former wife of imprisoned evangelist Tony Alamo has been added as a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit that names the ministry, church-run businesses and high-ranking individuals in the organization as defendants. He professed this great love for my mother. Copyright 2023 Empire Media Group, Inc. Front Page Detectives is a registered trademark. 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. They made a record together, and they cant sing. Pre-European Exploration, Prehistory through 1540, European Exploration and Settlement, 1541 through 1802, Louisiana Purchase through Early Statehood, 1803 through 1860, Civil War through Reconstruction, 1861 through 1874, Post-Reconstruction through the Gilded Age, 1875 through 1900, Early Twentieth Century, 1901 through 1940, World War II through the Faubus Era, 1941 through 1967, Divergent Prosperity and the Arc of Reform, 19682022, https://www.villagevoice.com/2008/05/13/the-barely-legal-empire-of-tony-alamo/, Divergent Prosperity and the Arc of Reform (19682022). He sent their record to all my friends in Los Angeles to make me mad. Specific details about his death were not immediately known, though he reportedly suffered from a number of health problems, including diabetes and a 2011 heart attack. The Alamo Christian Foundation was set up in 1969 by husband and wife Tony and Susan Alamo, born Bernie Lazar Hoffman and Edith Opal Horn. Association chose him as entertainer of the year in 1985. They complained of long shifts, and some revealed the organization required absolute loyalty. Does Mike Murdock's 58 days seed covenant really work? By the 1970s, Tony Alamo Christian Ministries had established particularly strong footholds in Arkansas, as well as maintaining outposts in California. The saga began in 1982 when, instead of burying his 59-year-old wife, Alamo brought her embalmed body back to his compound near tiny Dyer, Ark. He called the new entity Music Square Church and filed for tax-exempt status. A few years later, her estranged daughter, Christhiaoan Coie, successfully sued him in 1995 for access to her mothers body for burial. He claimed that he recorded a hit record single in the early 1960s, Little Yankee Girl, and that he was asked to manage musical acts including the Beatles, the Doors, and the Rolling Stones. Pebbles Rodriguez claims Alamo married her in 1999 when she was 12. Major funding provided by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Spears also rejected Alamos $3.5-million counterclaim that Coie had slandered and defamed him. 2023 Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Gyllenhammar and Alamo were married in June 1984 in Los Angeles by Rev. She was arrested as she went to pick up her passport. Special Trial Judge Larry L. Nameroff ruled, however, that the organization was essentially operated for Tonys and Susans private benefit, and the IRS seized some of the church property for an auction. For additional information: His booming voice could be heard on the radio from Alabama to Africa, trying to convert a new flock. 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. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Digital 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. Welsh, Adam. Just why Alamo had the corpsewhich he claimed spoke to him from the graveremoved from its tomb was not explained in Spears order. The Barely Legal Empire of Tony Alamo. Village Voice, May 13, 2008. Lizzy and her parents were threatened with expulsion from the group and eternal damnation if they did not comply with Alamos demand for her virginity. He claimed Satan was behind the continuous, relentless government prosecution and that he was the ultimate victim. Tony was found guilty of 10 charges of transporting minor females across state borders for sex after being brought to court and sentenced to 175 years in prison in 2009. $50,000 reward offered in two-year-old Delaware cold case murder can you help catch a killer? In 1982, the same year that Susan Alamo died,[15] the foundation was discontinued and replaced by the newly incorporated Music Square Church (MSC). If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. (Diane Elana Williams Alamo testified against Tony in the IRS trial which could account for the revenge of taking Kenyas wife and his hatred of the child). For years they were side by side, and Anthony said he believes she was the true mastermind of Alamo Ministries. Gordon, Ronald J. By the time the church was at its height in 1980, they had their own television ministry and were bringing in tens of thousands of dollars each week. Bernard was born in 1934 and took a bus to Hollywood before graduating high school. Alamo to Return Body of Wife after 7 Years. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,July 24, 1998, pp. He was ambitious, but few facts about his early life are verifiable as Tony tended to self-aggrandize. The miniseries describes their founding and running of the Tony and Susan Alamo Christian Foundation which the program characterizes as a "cult" through which the Alamos became rich by exploiting their followers who truly believed in them. Tony Alamo was a well-known evangelist who, after a radical conversion to Christianity, founded what is now called Tony Alamo Christian Ministries with his wife, Susan, later establishing its headquarters in Dyer (Crawford County). 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