New Mexico

Wayne Bent speaks from prison

LISTEN: "Turning Point" (Wayne Bent speaks from prison) The imprisoned leader of the Lord Our Righteousness Church isn't letting incarceration…

February 21, 2009

Wayne Bent trial transcripts emerging Online

TRANSCRIPTS Bent 'scripts Two frequent contributors to the comments sections of this blog have teamed-up to post written transcripts of…

February 10, 2009

“Esther” returns to Strong City

Update (February 9, 2009 / 2:35pm PST):  A note from Esther *** She's back. 25-year-old Aquinnah O’Keefe (aka Esther) returned…

February 8, 2009

Strong City posts its video of “Esther” interview with KOB-TV

When KOB-TV sent reporter Jeremy Jojola more than 300-miles for an exclusive interview with a woman who'd been fasting for…

February 2, 2009

VIDEO: KOB-TV’s exclusive interview with “starving” woman

Just hours before authorities removed Aquinnah O’Keefe (aka “Esther”) from a "cult" compound in northeastern New Mexico last Wednesday, KOB-TV's…

February 2, 2009

VIDEO: Starving woman’s removal from “cult” compound

Update #6: 6:17pm (PST): KOB-TV 6:30pm news story from reporter Jeremy Jojola [wpvideo yC4yvMux w=350] Update #5: 1:30pm (PST): This…

January 29, 2009

Video shows sheriff’s deputies performing welfare check on fasting woman

[wpvideo axg19PuW w=480] And yet another dramatic turn in the story that never dies: The Wayne Bent case. This time,…

January 27, 2009

Sister pleads for help as young woman starves

Just as I was about to post this story, a reader tipped me off to a new video on strongcity.info…

January 27, 2009

KOB-TV: Welfare check at cult compound

VIDEO [wpvideo CV3872Cu w=350] Wasn't sure how the headline was going to read on this post.  First came word earlier…

January 26, 2009

VIDEO: Dr. Phil’s Wayne Bent episode

The following video is an excerpt from the January 14, 2009 episode of the Dr. Phil television program.  Much of…

January 15, 2009