The woman who became America’s most famous preacher and then disappeared

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Wearing a white dress with a blue cape and carrying roses, Aimee Semple McPherson walked to the microphone, smiled, greeted, and blessed her congregation. With her reddish hair and large, expressive eyes, she was beautiful, gifted, and loved by thousands of worshipful followers.

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