How did Love Has Won cult leader die? Coroner hopes to learn by testing body for heavy metals

The Saguache County coroner has identified a pistillate recovered dormant wrong a location utilized by the Love Has Won cult arsenic Amy Carlson, the group’s leader, but he’s not yet been capable to find her origin of decease due to the fact that of the request for analyzable laboratory testing.

Carlson’s individuality precocious was confirmed done a DNA test, Coroner Tom Perrin said. However, helium does not cognize erstwhile the autopsy study volition beryllium finished due to the fact that helium cannot find a laboratory to trial her assemblage for dense metals.

The cult utilized electrolysis to interruption down metals into assorted solutions that its members sold online arsenic wellness aids, helium said. Authorities privation to cognize if Carlson had been ingesting those substances.

In the months earlier her death, followers had said Carlson, 45, was sick with crab and was paralyzed, though her household believes she was ne'er treated by a aesculapian doc to corroborate those ailments.

“I watched immoderate of their YouTube videos. It seems similar they were claiming it would cure definite things oregon amended your health,” Perrin said.

Carlson’s assemblage was discovered successful a location successful Moffat connected April 28 aft a cult subordinate went to the Salida Police Department to study a dormant body. Saguache County sheriff’s deputies recovered Carlson’s mummified remains covered successful a sleeping container and wrapped successful Christmas lights with glitter constitution painted astir her oculus sockets.

Carlson, known arsenic Mother God by dozens who followed her successful idiosyncratic and online, had for years predicted she would ascend to a “fifth dimension” to prevention humanity. But her parent and different observers who effort to dispel the cult’s acquisition judge she yet became a unfortunate of her ain teachings.

Investigators judge Carlson died successful California and that immoderate of her followers drove her assemblage to the Colorado compound aft her death.

Four of those followers were charged with tampering with a deceased quality assemblage and 3 were charged with maltreatment of a corpse. All 7 besides were charged with 2 misdemeanor counts of kid maltreatment due to the fact that 2 children were wrong the location erstwhile Saguache County sheriff’s deputies arrived to investigate.

Since the arrests, the Saguache County territory lawyer dismissed charges against 1 person. The different cases stay pending successful court. The cult members person divided into antithetic groups since Carlson’s death, with 1 subdivision rebranding itself arsenic 5D Full Disclosure, and that radical continues to sells its “magical colloidal elixirs” connected its website.