Claire Hoffman; Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson

Claire Hoffman is a 2023 – 2024 Fellow

On a spring day in 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson wandered into the Pacific Ocean and vanished. Weeks later she reappeared in the desert, claiming to have been kidnapped. A national media frenzy and months of investigation ensued. Who was this woman?