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THE CAST OF CHARACTERS
Edmund Creffield
Little is known about
Edmund Creffield’s early years--like Jesus Christ’s. It’s not known when he was
born--probably sometime around 1873. Or where he was born--probably somewhere
in Germany. Or to whom he was born--possibly to a well-off family. Or what his
education was--possibly some studies for the
priesthood. Or when he immigrated to America--probably around his twentieth
birthday. Or why he immigrated--possibly to avoid military service.
When he gathered with
his followers on Smith Island in 1903, Creffield was probably in his thirties--about
the same age Jesus Christ was when He began to gather his followers.
“Our religion means the restoration of
all things,” he said on
Smith Island. “The restoration of the world will soon come. The
seals mentioned in Revelation will soon be broken and curses and plagues will
visit the earth. The world will be destroyed by fire and there will be a new
world in which nothing but peace will reign. There will be no sin. It will be
the same as in the Garden of Eden. Everything will be the same as at the
beginning of the world.”
As if that weren’t news
enough, Creffield also announced on the island, “I am now Joshua, the Holy Prophet, and at
some future time will become Elijah, the Restorer.” His work, he said was “to
lead the twelve tribes of Israel back to Jerusalem, where the restoration of
all things will take place, and the millennium will dawn on earth.”
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Photos on the right are stills from How the Fire Fell, Edward P. Davee’s movie based on the Holy Rollers.
Most were taken by Destiny Lane.
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Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege & Brighid Thomas
as
Edmund Creffield & Esther Mitchell
Brighid Thomas & Joe Haege as Esther Mitchell & Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege as Edmund Creffield
Joe Haege on the Set
Chapters from
Holy Rollers: Murder & Madness in Oregon's Love Cult
Part 1: The Seduction
Chapter 1: Trust Me, Brothers And Sisters
(Life Before Creffield [B.C.])
Chapter 2: God, Save Us From Compromising Preachers
(Creffield's Preachings)
Chapter 3: The Flock
(Profiles of the Holy Rollers Were)
Chapter 4: The Holy Rollers
(Things Start to Get Wild on on Kiger Island)
Chapter 5: Housecleaning
(There's a Sacrificial Bonfire)
Chapter 6: Community Concerns
(Officers Visit)
Chapter 7: Esther, The Chosen One
(Creffield Plans to Marry 16-Year- Old)
Chapter 8: Tar and Feathers
(The Men of Corvallis Act)
Chapter 9: Sane People Don’t Go Bareheaded
(Holy Rollers are Committed to the Asylum)
Chapter 10: More Beast Than Man
( Creffield is Arrested)
Chapter 11: God Will Plead Creffield's Case
(Creffield in Court)
Chapter 12: Scandal
(Shocking Testimony at the Trial)
Chapter 13: Calm Before the Storm
(The Holy Rollers Resume their Lives)
Chapter 14: Giving Up The Ghost
(Men are Gunning for Creffield)
Part Two: The People V. Creffield
Chapter 16: The Widow Creffield
Chapter 19: An Inherited Streak of Insanity
Part Three: The Madness
Chapter 23: Seeking Reconciliation
Chapter 24: Another Holy Roller Page One Murder
Chapter 25: What Can Papa Do For You?
Chapter 26: Human Life is Too Cheap In This Community
Chapter 30: The Final Chapter
(What Happened to Everyone Afterwards)
The Epilogue
(Heaven's Gate)
Newspaper Articles about Creffield & the Holy Rollers
1897-1903: B.C. (Before Creffield)
October to December 1903:Holy Rollers Burn Furniture & Pets
January to March, 1904: Holy Rollers Tarred and Feathered
April to June 1904: Holy Rollers are Committed to the Asylum
July 1904: Creffield is Found & Arrested
September 1904: Creffield's Trial
April 1906: Men are Gunning For Creffield
May 1906: Creffield is Murdered, Murderer is Considered a Hero
May 1906: Holy Rollers Found Starving Near Heceta Head
June 1906: George Mitchell's Trial Begins
July 1906: Hurt Testifies of Debauched Wife and Debased Sisters
July 1906: Esther Mitchell Kills Her Brother
August to October 1906: Seattle Prepares for another Big Trial
November 1906: Maud Hurt Creffield Commits Suicide
April 1909-August 1914: Esther Leaves the Asylum
1953 Stewart Holbrook's Murder Without Tears
1951Startling Detective Magazine, Nemesis of the Nudist High Priest
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The Cast of Characters
Photos & Bios
Trailers for How The Fire Fell
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Sample Chapters from Holy Rollers:
Murder and Madness in Oregon's Love Cult
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The Cast of Characters
Photos and Bios of the Holy Rollers
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Holy Rollers' Asylum Commitment Papers
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1903 to 1907 Newspaper Articles About the Holy Rollers
1906 Editorial Calling for Gun Control
After Multiple Murders Involving the Holy Rollers
Stewart Holbrook Holy Rollers Article
Advertisements from 1893 to 1913
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Oregon Insane Asylum
Where the Holy Rollers Were Committed
Creffield, Brainwashing & Thought Reform
Early Cases of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
1906 Autopsies Of Holy Rollers
Forensics Before CSI
Holy Roller Bizarre Divorce Decree
Hartley describes trying to kill his wife's lover
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The Shadow Testament
A Play About The Holy Rollers
How the Fire Fell
A Movie About The Holy Rollers
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Life in Corvallis in the early 1900s
Life in Waldport, OR in early 1900s
Facts & Stats about 1906
And How The Holy Rollers Measured Up
Oregon State Penitentiary
Where Creffield Was Incarcerated
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The Salvation Army Opening Fire in 1886
Reverend Knapp's Bible Songs of Salvation & Victory
Songs Sung by the Holy Rollers
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Order Mugs & other Stuff with Edmund Creffield's Mug Shot on them.About the Authors
In addition to writing, McCracken is a cartoonist.
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