McPherson Kidnapping Court Case Figure. He was named as an individual involved in the kidnapping case of evangelist Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. McPherson alleged she was kidnapped in California; taken to a cabin in Arizona for three weeks by a one women and two men; escaped on foot and walked about 20 miles across the Mexico boarder to find help. Giving the kidnapping story national coverage, newspapers supported the idea that she was not actually kidnapped, but had a rendezvous with a lover. A California grand jury convened to determine if enough evidence could be found to indict any kidnapper. During the court proceedings, he was named as a possible kidnapper but he had a solid alibi for the time period with another woman supporting it. Kenneth Ormiston did eventually sell his story to the press, identifying his companion as Elizabeth Tovey. He was an ex-employee of McPherson, but at the time of the case was a radio operator at the ICFS's KFSG radio station; he was a married man with a son. Numerous witnesses did support the kidnapping, but the newspapers reports had already caused damage to McPherson's reputation and her church.
McPherson Kidnapping Court Case Figure. He was named as an individual involved in the kidnapping case of evangelist Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. McPherson alleged she was kidnapped in California; taken to a cabin in Arizona for three weeks by a one women and two men; escaped on foot and walked about 20 miles across the Mexico boarder to find help. Giving the kidnapping story national coverage, newspapers supported the idea that she was not actually kidnapped, but had a rendezvous with a lover. A California grand jury convened to determine if enough evidence could be found to indict any kidnapper. During the court proceedings, he was named as a possible kidnapper but he had a solid alibi for the time period with another woman supporting it. Kenneth Ormiston did eventually sell his story to the press, identifying his companion as Elizabeth Tovey. He was an ex-employee of McPherson, but at the time of the case was a radio operator at the ICFS's KFSG radio station; he was a married man with a son. Numerous witnesses did support the kidnapping, but the newspapers reports had already caused damage to McPherson's reputation and her church.
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