Amy Carlson

Shrine to Amy "Mother God" Carlson

Karen:

"Love Has Won" Cult Leader Amy Carlson

1. Marie Claire article by Virgina Pelley “Love Has Lost”

2. Probable Cause Statement in Support of Warrantless Arrest, Saguache County Sheriff’s Office

3. Washington Post article by Marisa Iati - “’She Didn’t Deserve to Die the Way She Did,’ Says Family of Cult Leader Found Dead and Mummified”

4. Dr. Phil, “Love Has Won / Mother God Cult”

5. VICE documentary, False Gods - “Cult Leader, Abuser or Goddess? Meet ‘Mother God’”

6. BBC News by Joshua Nevett “Love Has Won: Family’s Grief at Death of Mummified Cult Leader”

7. The Denver Post article by Noelle Phillips “Saguache County DA dismisses charges against four Love Has Won cult members”

8. Wikipedia “Love Has Won”

9. PEOPLE Magazine article by Jeff Truesdell - “’They’re Brushing It Under the Rug,’ Says Mom of Sect Leader Found Mummified and Wrapped in Christmas Lights” 

10. Honolulu Star-Advertiser article by Star-Advertiser staff “Police say Colorado-based group, Love Has Won, has departed Hawaii”

Georgia:

Barbara Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee Cold Case

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UPDATES: In 2022, Alan Lee Phillips (who got his truck stuck in a snowbank the same night the women went missing, and was rescued by authorities) was found guilty for the 1982 killings of Annette Schnee and Barbara “Bobbi Jo” Oberholtzer in Breckenridge, Colorado. Prosecutors built their case around DNA evidence that, via genetic genealogy, directly connected Phillips to the crimes. He died by suicide in prison in 2023. A lawsuit was subsequently filed by Phillips' daughter, on the basis that disgraced CBI forensic scientist Missy Woods' testimony played a key role in getting Phillips convicted. The status of that lawsuit is unclear, but seems to be pending, perhaps because Woods' misconduct case is still gummed up in the courts. 

1. The Guardian article by Richard Luscombe

2. Unsolved Mysteries Fandom

3. Rocky Mountain Cold Case - Oberholtzer

4. Rocky Mountain Cold Case - Schnee

5. UPI Article

6. The New York Times article by Maria Cramer

7. 9 News article by Matt Jablow

8. Fox 31 News article by Evan Kruegel

Barbara Oberholtzer

Annette Schnee

Alan Lee Phillips

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