Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson
- Year
- 1926
- Where
- California
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Evidence
- 1
On May 18, 1926, American Christian evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared from Venice Beach, California, after going for a swim. She reappeared in Mexico five weeks later, stating she had escaped from kidnappers there. Allegations arose that the kidnapping story was a hoax carried out to conceal a tryst with a lover, leading to court inquiries.
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Podcast episodes
- Aimee Semple McPherson: Showmanship, Theater, and The GospelMakers & Mystics · 2019
- Aimee Semple McPherson: Celebrity, Mystery, and the Rise of PentecostalismWhite Horse Inn · 2026
- CRIME: Aimee Semple McPhersonConspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes · 2026
- Aimee Semple McPherson | The Disappearing EvangelistTrashy Divorces · 2026
- Have You Heard the Good News: Aimee Semple McPhersonRidiculous Crime · 2023
In the Internet Archive
- Rep. French Hill Discusses Congressional Fiscal Agenda : CSPAN : June 24, 2025 1:18am-2:21am EDTVideo · 2025
- The Story Of My Life (Aimee Semple McPherson)Video · 2021
- This is that : personal experiences, sermons and writings of Aimee Semple McPhersonText · 1923
- The Foursquare GospelText · 1946
- Dictionary of RoguesText · 1970
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