Was Lisa McPherson really killed by the Church of Scientology? Was there any legal action taken?
Lisa McPherson died in the care of the Church of Scientology. The cause of her death seems to be more willful neglect than deliberate murder. Scientologists pulled her out of the hospital and took her to one of their own facilities for an “Introspection Rundown.” Her condition deteriorated during the 17 days she was under their care and when she suffered the pulmonary embolism that finally killed her, they drove her to a hospital 24 miles – roughly 45 minutes – away instead of the hospital just over 1 mile from the hotel where she was being held in solitary confinement. A number of lawsuits, both criminal and civil, followed the incident. The criminal charges were dropped, but the civil charges were not and the doctor who had prescribed her medication had his license suspended for a year. The civil cases reached a partial settlement in 2004, but an unresolved counterclaim has stalled the payment of that settlement. Scientology now requires anyone going through Introspection Rundown to
1. Yes. 2. Yes. There was a criminal case which was lost due to the fact that Lisa was the only prosecution wittness to her ordeal and she was dead. The long drawn out civil case was settled out of court many years ago, but not a penny has been paid to the family by the Church of Scientology at this writing. Co$ controls the judicial system in Pinellas County Florida when it has to. Below is a link to the case in whyaretheydead.net, and much more: A former Scientologist tells his story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Piece_of_Blue_Sky The Story: http://www.clambake.org/archive/books/apobs/contents.htm Another former Scientologist with links to her site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tory_Christman Kids who grew up in Scientology and now speak out: http://www.exscientologykids.com/index.html Arnie Lerma, Early Scientologist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Lerma Gerry Armstrong, Former Scientologist http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Armstrong_(activist) Co$ vs. Gerry Armstrong http
