Aimee Semple McPherson was an evangelist with the Angelus Temple. In 1926 she disappeared and was allegedly kidnapped; however upon her return, she was charged, along with her mother, Mildred Kennedy, with conspiracy, perjury and obstruction of justice.
Minnie Kennedy, mother of the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, doing a radio interview with deep-sea diver R. C. Crawford during the search for her daughter's body. Related to the article, "AIMEE SEMPLE M'PHERSON BELIEVED BATHING VICTIM: Police and Members of Congregation Patrol Beach in Vain Search for Trace of Missing Pastor," Los Angeles Times, 19 May 1926: 1.
Related to numerous stories reported by the Los Angeles Times on Aimee Semple McPherson's alleged kidnapping in 1926. McPherson, evangelist for the Angelus Temple, disappeared for some time, and when she reappeared, saying she was kidnapped, she and her mother, Mildred Kennedy, were charged with criminal conspiracy, perjury, and obstruction of justice.
Related to the article, "State-wide Search for Ormiston Under Way: Quest for Radio Operator Pushed; New Clew Reported on Writer of Ransom Letter," Los Angeles Times, 11 Jul. 1926: 1.