Carter Roy

Fighting Bob was one of the premier fundamentalist voices in LA.

For years, he'd told everyone who'd listened that the woman evangelist gained followers by lying, cheating, and seducing them.

Faking her own kidnapping was just the latest stunt.

This was a serious allegation.

It meant Amy had wasted police resources and defrauded her followers, but it gets worse.

Two people died while searching the ocean for Amy.

One was the victim of a scuba diving accident, and the other was an ardent follower who wanted to die as Amy had.

If Amy was faking her own kidnapping, she could be liable for manslaughter.

That would end her preaching career.

exactly what her detractors and rivals wanted.

But they'd have to face up against an entire church supporting Amy and some evidence beyond her word.

While Amy was missing, her mother, Minnie, received a letter that allegedly contained a lock of Amy's hair.

as proof her kidnappers had her.

Minnie also got a ransom note in the mail, which lined up with Amy's story.

And while Amy was missing, a local attorney reported that two unnamed men approached him to act as a go-between for a ransom payout.

Unfortunately, the attorney was unable to provide a description of these mysterious men because he was blind.

Convenient.

With evidence building on both sides and the national media pointing a spotlight on Los Angeles, the authorities needed to solve the case.

Either this woman had been kidnapped or she'd committed fraud.

Investigators wasted no time crashing Amy's family reunion in her Arizona hospital room on June 24th, the day after she reappeared.