Not sure this is the best place for this, but my searches didn't turn up any threads I thought were more appropriate. I've been hesitant to post this stuff simply because I find it so revolting that I don't want to dwell on it. This morning, though, Ms Popper received a message from her sister wanting to know why she hadn't been told of it, and had to read about it in the
Rolling Stone. I looked just now, and the
Rolling Stone piece is about the mummified guru, which of course is featured in this thread. The rot goes much deeper though, so I'll post some links here.
The Guru Magazine is "
home to the cutting edge cult reporting of investigative journalist Be Scofield. Her independent reporting has led to the exposing and shutting down of cults worldwide." She did a story that made it onto the Dr Phil show, for which she was stiffed and didn't even get an acknowledgement. So she started looking into Phil and found he was a real POS himself, a flaming hypocrite and complete fraud. Be Scofield has a lot of talent as an investigator and as a writer, plus a very strong stomach. I have donated money to the magazine.
Scofield has recently published a series of articles on the disappearance of Kristal Reisinger, a young and vulnerable seeker-after-the-truth who was easy prey to the twisted predators who did her in. The local sheriff appears to be either incompetent or corrupt (many rumors about that of course). I don't think dereliction of duty covers it. Maybe just plain old chickenshit, but it would take a mountain of that.
https://gurumag.com/category/kristal-reisinger/
I must point out that I have not read much of the series about Kristal. It makes me want to puke, so it's easy to "stop reading for now" and go on to something decent. I did of course hear about it when she disappeared. I'm sure I have encountered some of these assholes, but I never did actually know anyone involved in this mess. I did have one encounter with "Officer Wayne" which did not impress me, but I've known all sorts of cops and he didn't strike me as anything other that a bit below average. I assumed he was at least doing his job in a reasonably competent way. I don't know what has become of any of the drug addled morons who survived the first couple of installments. I hope they are gone.
Crestone is a beautiful place, full of interesting people. Most of the residents and visitors are pleasant, generous, thoughtful people who watch out for one another but generally mind their own business. It does attract a lot of weirdos, and there is an insular attitude that's enabled by the remoteness of the place. The town is an old mining camp, literally at the end of the road. It's not on the way to anywhere, unless you hike or ride a horse up into the wilderness. Many people do this, of course, and some disappear. Most are found, eventually.
Here is the
Rolling Stone article:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/love-has-won-amy-carlson-mother-god-1254916/
This curiously enjoyable Youtube channel has a good summary of the mummified guru story:
Ask A Mortician
