Category: Bethany Deaton

Murder confession followed IHOP church’s ‘exorcism session’

Micah Moore’s confession to the murder of Bethany Deaton — the wife of his spiritual leader Tyler Deaton — came after an ‘International House of Prayer’ group exorcism session , his attorneys claim.

In a motion to dismiss Moore’s confession they argue that according to the admission of detectives there is no evidence that Bethany’s death was anything other than a suicide.”

Bethany Deaton cult murder confession false, lawyer claims

A man who confessed to the murder of a woman whose death had initially been considered a suicide made up the story, his defense attorney claimed in court on Wednesday.

Earlier this month Micah Moore told police he had killed Bethany Deaton at the instruction of her husband, his spiritual leader, to stop her from revealing she was being sexually assaulted by fellow members of her husband’s spiritual community.

Church tries to distance itself from murder victim’s husband

Tyler Deaton The International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Missouri, has tried to distance itself further from Tyler Deaton, the leader of a controversial religious group whose wife was murdered — allegedly at his command.

Meanwhile, the media reports that people have long expressed concern at Deaton’s manipulative behavior

Abuse in ‘religious sexual community’ leads to woman’s murder

Bethany Deaton Micah Moore, a student at the International House of Prayer University — also a member of a ‘religious sexual community’ — confesses to murdering a female housemate to cover up sexual abuse.

The woman’s husband, Tyler Deaton, is said to be the cult’s spiritual leader. Authorities say he is also under investigation.