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.
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.”…