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The Kidnapping of Aimee Semple McPherson URL: http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/la/scandals/aimee.html Description: Historical essay about the 1926 disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, "[who] claimed that she had been kidnapped, tortured, drugged, and held for ransom in a shack in Mexico." Provides brief background on "Sister Aimee," who founded the Pentecostal mission Foursquare Gospel in 1922, and the rumors surrounding the 1926 events. Includes references. From the University of Southern California (USC) Information Services Division. LII Topics: Crime, Kidnapping, Religion, Women Publisher: University of Southern California (USC) Extra Keywords Angelus Temple Los Angeles: Past, Present and Future project Library of Congress Subject Headings: Evangelists Kidnapping McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944 People LII Database Information: Record 20765 created by Jennifer English on 02/27/2006 Last modification on 09/06/2006 Published: 09/06/2006 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20765 |
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