11/19/08 – KTAL VIDEO Report: Alamo Families Speak
ArkLaTex
November 19, 2008
by: Karen Hopkins
Alamo Families Speak
ArkLaTex
November 19, 2008
by: Karen Hopkins
Alamo Families Speak
Texarkana Gazette
November 19, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe and Jim Williamson
20 more kids seized
17 children removed during traffic stop near Alamo compound in Fouke; 3 taken in courtroom
The Arkansas State Police stopped two Ford sport utility vehicles Tuesday inside the city limits of Texarkana, Ark., as they carried 17 children from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Fouke, Ark.
Texarkana Gazette
November 19, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Testimony continues in custody hearings
Three brothers were taken into state custody Tuesday after being sworn in as witnesses on behalf of their parents, followers of Tony Alamo, in a custody hearing concerning one of their sisters.
Today’s THV
November 19, 2008
Arkansas State Police executed court orders on properties owned by Tony Alamo’s church in Fort Smith and Fouke, Ark…
Arkansas Matters
November 18, 2008
Reported by: KARK 4 News
KATV7
November 18, 2008
Update: 20 Children Seized in Alamo Raids
Fouke – State officials have seized 20 children associated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, taking them into protective custody because they were allegedly abused and neglected.
Today’s THV
November 18, 2008
Posted By: Robert Bell
KSLA News
November 17, 2008
AP
Texarkana Gazette
November 18, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
A 14-year-old former Tony Alamo follower told a judge Monday she was showering about two years ago when Alamo placed a hand over her mouth and began to touch her.
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
November 18, 2008
BY ANDY DAVIS
14-year-old tells court of Alamo’s touching
TEXARKANA — At a hearing on the custody status of two girls removed from Tony Alamo’s religious compound in southwest Arkansas, a 14-yearold girl testified that Alamo had touched her inappropriately, and an 18-year-old man described beatings at the hands of another church member.
ArkLaTex
November 17, 2008
by: Karen Hopkins
Custody Hearings Begin for Alamo Girls
Today’s THV
November 18, 2008
Posted By: Mike Duncan
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
November 17, 2008
BY ANDY DAVIS
FORT SMITH : Alamo beating allegation spurs battery charge
FORT SMITH — When Tony Alamo wanted to punish disobedience within his church, authorities say, one of the people he would call on was his 6-foot-4-inch, 260-pound “enforcer,” John Kolbeck.
CNN
November 12, 2008
Polygamist leader faces new sex assault charge

In: Cult News
January 29, 1969 – Articles of Incorporation (official inception of the Tony and Susan Alamo Foundation)
1976 – The Labor Department brought charges against Alamo for violation of the Fair Labor Standard Act. Alamo lost his suit and lost in appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985.
April 8, 1982 – Susan Alamo dies in Tulsa, OK
In: Timeline
This letter to the editor was published in the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, AR on Oct 3, 2008. Mark Cunneen claims he is not a member of Alamo’s cult but fails to mention that he WAS a member for over 35 years and currently is still a sympathizer. He also neglected to mention that his son Justin Cunneen married Tony Alamo’s step- daughter Becky Kroopf-Alamo (Sharon’s daughter) when she was fifteen and they now have many children together.
SATAN BEHIND ALLEGATIONS
In 1978, more than 900 Americans in a group called Peoples Temple, led by Rev. Jim Jones, were poisoned by cyanide-laced punch in Jonestown, Guyana. Many drank cyanide-laced Flavor-Aid; others who tried to resist the mass suicide were shot..
Tonight, MSNBC will be showing, “Witness to Jonestown” at 9PM ET. View some of the previews below and click HERE to be directed to MSNBC’s site for details.
In: Cult News
Texarkana Gazette
November 2, 2008
By: Lynn LaRowe
Defense wants a look at affadavit
Document describes alleged evidence used to obtain warrant
When federal agents and the Arkansas State Police searched the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Fouke, Ark., they didn’t leave empty-handed.
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