From the Darkroom shows cult leader after deadly bus hijacking
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In this July 1982 photograph, cult leader Emory Lamb Sr. posed for a portrait to accompany an article on a deadly bus hijacking by a couple of his followers.
Keith and Kate Haigler of Jasper, Arkansas, held 17 passengers hostage on July 3, 1982. The two brandished handguns and a bag of “dynamite” that was later found to be red painted sticks. The Haiglers believed the hijacking would bring attention to their religion and end their lives so they could be resurrected three and a half days later. The couple were shot in the shoulders by snipers, but ultimately, Mrs. Haigler ended both of their lives. None of the hostages were harmed.
A portrait of Emory Lamb Sr. who was the leader of a Jasper, Arkansas based religious cult known as the FOU (Foundation of Ubiquity). Lamb led his followers to believe that he was a reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Two of his followers hijacked a bus with 17 people and killed themselves onboard, no hostages were injured.
The Haiglers were followers of FOU, or the Foundation of Ubiquity, or Father of Us. FOU came to Emory Lamb Sr. in a vision. Lamb owned a store at the time, which he covered in spray paint and signs declaring, “FOU Was Here.”
Keith Hagler, a nomad, was drawn to the store out of curiosity and was given a pamphlet on FOU. Keith and Kate Haigler were Lamb’s only followers outside of his wife and daughter. The bus hijacking drew heavy media attention, though it was often critical of FOU rather than promotional, as the Haiglers had hoped.
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