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New Age Tragedy in Sedona: Non-Indians in the Sweat Lodge
Last week in Sedona Arizona, during a “spiritual warrior” retreat led by New Age, self-help expert James Arthur Ray, two people died in a “sweat lodge ceremony” and more than twenty were sickened.  Sweat-Lodge Deaths3/8/2013
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Attorneys wrap up briefing in sweat lodge appeal
(Arizona) -- Attorneys for a self-help author imprisoned in the deaths of three people say the prosecution has done little to show the case wasn't plagued by error.
7/20/2012
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James Arthur Ray appeals sweat lodge conviction
(Arizona) -- James Arthur Ray, sentenced to two years in prison after a sweat lodge ceremony he led in 2009 resulted in the deaths of three participants, has appealed...
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Self-help guru's attorneys lay out case in appeal
(Arizona) -- Attorneys for a self-help author imprisoned for the deaths of three people following an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony have laid out arguments to have the...
3/1/2012
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Judge imposes sanctions in Ariz. sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- A judge has imposed $4,000 in sanctions against prosecutors in the Arizona sweat lodge case but then stayed the penalties.
2/13/2012
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Sweat lodge case: Ray drops request for indigent status
(Arizona) -- A self-help author imprisoned for the deaths of three people following an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony no longer is seeking indigent status. James Arthur...
1/18/2012
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James Ray asked by prosecutors to prove he's broke
(Arizona) -- Prosecutors who secured negligent homicide convictions against a self-help author want him to prove he's broke. James Arthur Ray has asked a judge to...
1/10/2012
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Sweat-lodge case: Ray claims indigence
(Arizona) -- A self-help author imprisoned in the deaths of three people following a sweat lodge ceremony he led says he no longer can afford legal counsel. James Arthur...
12/12/2011
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Sweat-lodge case: Prosecutors file cross appeal
(Arizona) -- Prosecutors who secured negligent homicide convictions against self-help author James Arthur Ray plan to challenge his sentence and other rulings in the...
12/6/2011
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Sweat-lodge case: Ray to appeal convictions
(Arizona) -- Attorneys for self-help author James Arthur Ray filed a notice of appeal Tuesday, the first step in an effort to have his conviction on three counts of...
12/2/2011
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Ray settles sweat-lodge lawsuits for $3M
(Arizona) -- A self-help author imprisoned for the deaths of three people following an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony settled civil lawsuits with the victims' families...
11/26/2011
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American Indians see lessons in sweat lodge trial
(Arizona) -- Self-help author James Arthur Ray faced more than a judge at his sentencing last week for a sweat lodge ceremony that left three people dead.
11/23/2011
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American Indians who sat in silent protest during guru’s trial hopeful he learned lesson
(Arizona) -- Self-help author James Arthur Ray faced more than a judge at his sentencing last week for a sweat lodge ceremony that left three people dead. Members of the...
11/19/2011
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James Arthur Ray Sentenced: Self-Help Guru Responsible For Sweat Lodge Deaths Going To Prison
(Arizona) -- A self-help author's acknowledgement that he was responsible for the deaths of three people in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony was something the victims...
11/18/2011
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James Arthur Ray gets prison time in sweat-lodge deaths
(Arizona) -- James Arthur Ray was sentenced to prison on three counts of negligent homicide in the sweat-lodge trial. He was sentenced four days before his 54th birthday.
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Self-help guru given two years in Arizona sweat lodge deaths
(Arizona) -- An Arizona judge Friday sentenced James Arthur Ray, a bestselling author and self-help guru, to two years in prison for the deaths of three clients overcome...
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Sweat lodge leader sentenced to two years in prison
(Arizona) -- A judge sentenced a self-help expert to two years in prison Friday for his role in the deaths of three people in a 2009 sweat lodge ceremony in the Arizona...
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Sweat lodge trial: Ray's sentencing to take place Friday
(Arizona) -- More than two years after three people died in the aftermath of a Sedona sweat lodge that brought James Arthur Ray's promising career to an abrupt halt...
11/17/2011
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Guru Apologizes to Families of Sweat Lodge Victims
(Arizona) -- An Arizona prosecutor says a self-help author convicted of negligent homicide is a dangerous man without internal boundaries and needs to be locked up for...
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Sweat-lodge case: Ray apologizes
(Arizona) -- A self-help author convicted of negligent homicide has expressed remorse for the deaths of three people following an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he led two...
11/16/2011
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Probation sought in Arizona sweat lodge deaths of Prior Lake woman, others
(Arizona) -- Attorneys for a self-help author convicted in the deaths of three people after an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony are making their case for probation. Liz...
11/15/2011
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Witnesses ask for leniency for self-help author
(Arizona) -- A veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder was on the brink of suicide when he reached out to a self-help author who was in the midst of a...
11/9/2011
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Sentencing portion of Ray's trial starts today
(Arizona) -- After months of delays, the long and contentious trial of self-help author James Arthur Ray is scheduled this morning to begin drawing to a close in a...
10/7/2011
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Judge resets sentencing in Ariz. sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- A self-help author convicted in the deaths of three people following an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony is scheduled to be sentenced in mid-November.
9/14/2011
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Judge rejects new trial bid in AZ sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- A self-help author convicted of negligent homicide won't get a new trial as requested. Yavapai County Judge Warren Darrow denied the motion from James...
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No new trial for 'sweat lodge' guru, judge says
(Arizona) -- An Arizona judge on Wednesday refused to grant a new trial for self-help guru James Arthur Ray in the deaths of three participants in a 2009 sweat lodge...
9/10/2011
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Judge rejects bid to call off sweat lodge hearing
(Arizona) -- A judge has rejected a request to call off a mitigation hearing in the case of a self-help author who led a sweat lodge ceremony that turned deadly.
8/16/2011
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Judge weighs new trial bid in AZ sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- Attorneys for a self-help author convicted of negligent homicide want a new trial based on what they contend was a pattern of misconduct by prosecutors....
8/1/2011
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Sentencing delayed for author who led deadly Arizona sweat lodge ceremony
(Arizona) -- A defense request for a new trial is delaying the sentencing of a self-help author who led a deadly Arizona sweat lodge ceremony in 2009. A jury in Camp...
7/12/2011
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Sweat-lodge case: New trial sought by self-help guru
(Arizona) -- Jurors who had just convicted self-help author James Arthur Ray of negligent homicide listened as prosecutors played an audio clip of his words that the...
7/4/2011
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Native Americans push to clarify sweat lodge traditions
(Arizona) -- Diné (Navajo) medicine man Leland Grass was in the hallway of the courthouse, a striking figure with his long dark hair, cowboy hat, boots and jewelry.
7/1/2011
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Sweat lodge leader could face 9 years in prison
(Arizona) -- The self-help author convicted of criminally negligent homicide in a sweat lodge ceremony that killed three people will face no more than 9 years in prison...
6/30/2011
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James Ray verdict: Jurors affirm 1 of 3 aggravating factors
(Arizona) -- Jurors in the "sweat lodge" trial of self-help author James Arthur Ray on Thursday agreed on only one of three aggravating circumstances he was...
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Jury finds 1 aggravator in sweat lodge guru's case
(Arizona) -- Jurors who found a self-help guru guilty of negligent homicide in a 2009 sweat lodge ceremony that killed three people have determined his conduct caused...
6/28/2011
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Sweat-lodge case; Families detail emotions
(Arizona) -- As she tucked her son into bed on the evening her husband was supposed to return home from a five-day spiritual retreat, the 7-year-old begged Alyssa...
6/24/2011
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CNN Reports on Indian Country’s Reactions to James Arthur Ray’s Verdict
(Arizona) -- CNN reported on reactions throughout Indian Country to the verdict of self-help guru and author James Arthur Ray.
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Verdict in self-help guru's sweat lodge trial stirs reaction among Native Americans
(Arizona) -- They didn’t serve on the jury, weren’t plaintiffs in the case, nor did they watch in the courtroom. But for Native Americans who cleave to...
6/23/2011
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Nonprofit to serve as voice of sweat lodge victim
(Arizona) -- In hindsight, the family of a woman who died in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said the red flags were obvious—nearly $10,000 for a weeklong retreat...
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RUSSELL: Selling Magic; Delivering Death
(Arizona) -- James Ray’s Arizona trial for manslaughter played like a bad movie; Harry Potter meets John Wayne. And now he’s been found guilty of negligent...
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Self-help guru guilty of negligent homicide after three people died during sweat lodge ceremony to make them 'spiritual warriors'
(Arizona) -- A self-help guru has been found guilty of three counts of negligent homicide after three people died during a 'sweat lodge' ceremony. More than 50...
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Sweat lodge leader found responsible for three deaths
(Arizona) -- At approximately 5:25 p.m. ET on Day 54 of Arizona v. James Arthur Ray, after just under 9 hours of deliberation, the jury announced that they had reached a...
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Sweat-lodge case: Ray guilty on 3 counts of negligent homicide
(Arizona) -- He became a best-selling author, made millions and gained fame for his self-help claim that you attract into your life whatever happens to you - good or bad.
6/22/2011
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Jury convicts self-help author of 3 counts of negligent homicide in Arizona sweat lodge deaths
(Arizona) -- A self-help guru was found guilty of three counts of negligent homicide Wednesday in a case that shined a spotlight on a deadly Arizona sweat lodge ceremony...
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Self-help author convicted of negligent homicide
(Arizona) -- James Arthur Ray was found guilty of three counts of negligent homicide. More than 50 people participated in the October 2009 sweat lodge that was meant to...
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Self-help guru convicted in Arizona sweat lodge deaths
(Arizona) -- A jury in Arizona convicted a bestselling author and self-help guru Wednesday in the deaths of three clients during a sweat lodge ceremony in 2009 that was...
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Self-help guru convicted in deaths from ceremony
(Arizona) -- They came in search of spiritual enlightenment, using the sweat lodge as a way to break through whatever was holding them back in life. James Arthur Ray...
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Sweat-lodge case: Ray guilty on 3 counts of negligent homicide
(Arizona) -- Self-help author James Arthur Ray was found guilty on three counts of negligent homicide in the deaths of three people who died at his sweat-lodge event...
6/21/2011
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Arizona sweat-lodge case: Jury begins deliberating
(Arizona) -- Jurors have begun deliberating the fate of a self-help author facing manslaughter charges in the deaths of three people at an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony....
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James Ray's manslaughter case goes to jury
(Arizona) -- The jury began deliberations Tuesday over whether self-help entrepreneur James Arthur Ray is guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of three people at an...
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Jury deliberates Arizona sweat lodge deaths case
(Arizona) -- Jurors weighing the fate of a self-help author facing manslaughter charges in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that left three dead began deliberations...
6/18/2011
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Trial in sweat lodge deaths nears conclusion
(Arizona) -- Lawyers this week painted contrasting portraits of a self-help guru who saw three clients die in a sweat lodge: reckless profiteer or victim of circumstance.
6/17/2011
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Jury hears defense close in Ariz. sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- A defense attorney told jurors Friday that authorities botched the investigation of an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that turned deadly and then improperly...
6/16/2011
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Polk to sweat lodge trial jurors: Use your common sense
(Arizona) -- "Three people are dead who should not be dead," Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk said Wednesday as she began her closing arguments in the...
6/15/2011
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Author's trial nears end in Ariz. sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- A self-help author killed three people by ratcheting up the heat in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony and ignoring pleas to help those who were passed out on...
6/9/2011
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James Ray's manslaughter trial: Defense rests
(Arizona) -- After a three-month-long prosecution, defense attorneys in James Arthur Ray's manslaughter trial called just two witnesses over three days before...
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Sweat lodge trial: Doctor gives credence to toxic poisoning theory
(Arizona) -- Dr. Ian Paul, an expert witness for the defense, said Wednesday that heat might not be entirely to blame for the October 2009 deaths of Kirby Brown, James...
6/8/2011
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Doctor disputes heat stroke in sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- A forensic pathologist testifying on behalf of a self-help author charged with manslaughter said Wednesday that the three victims of a sweat lodge ceremony...
6/7/2011
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Judge denies acquittal motion in sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- An Arizona judge has denied yet another bid by attorneys for a self-help author to cut his manslaughter trial short. James Arthur Ray's attorneys had...
6/6/2011
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James Ray's attorneys move for acquittal in sweat-lodge deaths
(Arizona) -- Jurors who have heard months of testimony in a self-help author's manslaughter trial might not get to decide whether he's guilty or innocent.
6/3/2011
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Participants in deadly sweat lodge give unusually dispassionate rendition of what happened
(Arizona) -- In Day 43 of AZ v. James Ray we heard testimony from two more participants in the deadly 2009 sweat lodge. For the past two days we sat through the markedly...
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Prosecution rests in Arizona sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- Prosecutors in a self-help author's manslaughter trial rested their case Friday after months of testimony from participants of an Arizona sweat lodge...
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State's case nears completion as more survivors tell their stories
(Arizona) -- James Shore did not survive the sweat lodge ceremony that was the culminating event of James Arthur Ray's 2009 Spiritual Warrior Seminar near Sedona.
5/26/2011
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Woman describes time in Arizona sweat lodge
(Arizona) -- Brandy Rainey brought her hands toward her face, motioning to a jury in a self-help author's manslaughter trial Thursday how the steam from water poured...
5/18/2011
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APNewsBreak: Owners of Ariz. retreat that hosted deadly sweat lodge settle suit with families
(Arizona) -- The owners of an Arizona retreat where a self-help author’s sweat lodge ceremony turned deadly have settled a lawsuit with the victims’ families...
5/10/2011
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Doctor: Heat killed 3 in sweat lodge
(Arizona) -- A doctor who reviewed autopsy reports and medical records of participants in an Arizona sweat lodge testified Tuesday that he's 99 percent certain three...
5/9/2011
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Arizona sweat lodge case: Judge denies mistrial
(Arizona) -- A Yavapai County judge has denied another request by a self-help author's attorneys to declare a mistrial in his manslaughter case. Judge Warren Darrow...
5/5/2011
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Sweat-lodge case: Poison possible cause of death
(Arizona) -- Defense attorneys in the manslaughter trial of James Arthur Ray continue to peck away at the question of what caused the three deaths in an imitation sweat-...
5/4/2011
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Sweat-lodge case: Flaws in Ray probe denied by detective
(Arizona) -- The Yavapai County sheriff's detective who led the investigation into a self-help author's fatal sweat-lodge ceremony Wednesday denied defense...
5/2/2011
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Juror illness delays Arizona sweat lodge trial
(Arizona) -- Jurors in a self-help author's manslaughter trial are scheduled to hear only three days of testimony this week. A Yavapai County Superior Court official...
4/30/2011
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Detective details Ariz. sweat lodge probe
(Arizona) -- When Yavapai County sheriff's Detective Ross Diskin arrived at an Arizona retreat center a day after two people died in a sweat lodge ceremony, he wasn...
4/21/2011
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Owner: Treated wood not used in sweat lodge
(Arizona) -- The owner of a retreat center testified Thursday in a self-help guru's manslaughter trial that he never burned treated wood, after defense lawyers...
4/20/2011
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Fire tender testifies in Arizona sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- A woman who called 911 following an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony says she believes a self-help author's words convinced participants to stay inside the...
4/13/2011
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Sweat lodge ends a free spirit's quest
(Arizona) -- She was a free-spirited adventurer who lived in Mexico in an octagonal art-filled house on "Gringo Hill," overlooking the Sea of Cortez. Her high-...
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Sweat-lodge trial: Judge denies call for mistrial
(Arizona) -- Prosecutors violated James Arthur Ray's rights by keeping from the defense evidence that could help him - but the violation wasn't severe enough to...
4/12/2011
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Defense motion delays Arizona sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- Prosecutors in a self-help author's manslaughter trial "inadvertently" failed to disclose an e-mail that has led the defense to ask for a...
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Sweat-lodge trial: Judge to consider mistrial request
(Arizona) -- Judge Warren Darrow will consider Wednesday whether to declare a mistrial in the case of James Arthur Ray, who faces three manslaughter charges connected to...
4/10/2011
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Sweat-lodge trial: James Arthur Ray often misused teachings, critics say
(Arizona) -- They trusted him - or rather, the man they thought he was. But that trust may have cost three of them their lives.
4/8/2011
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Arizona sweat lodge trial: Witness asked about the heat
(Arizona) -- Attorneys in a self-help author's manslaughter trial spent Thursday quizzing a witness about three years of sweat-lodge ceremonies led by James Arthur Ray.
4/6/2011
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Sweat-lodge trial: Details of earlier problems allowed
(Arizona) -- Jurors in the manslaughter trial of James Arthur Ray heard for the first time Wednesday that people had passed out and suffered other problems at sweat-...
3/31/2011
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Sweat-lodge-trial: No sign of poisons in victims
(Arizona) -- A medical examiner who performed autopsies on two people who died in a sweat lodge ceremony said Thursday that he saw no signs they were exposed to...
3/25/2011
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Sweat-lodge trial: Emotional testimony from nurse
(Arizona) -- A woman pulled out of an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony says she surrendered to the possibility of death moments before she lost consciousness.
3/23/2011
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Key Sweat-Lodge Trial Question: Were The Dangers Known?
(Arizona) -- Well before anyone died at an imitation sweat-lodge ceremony near Sedona in October 2009, participants were showing physical signs of heat stroke - passing...
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Sweat-lodge trial: Ex-employee tells of shock
(Arizona) -- A former employee of a self-help author charged with manslaughter says she was shocked when people emerged from an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony vomiting and...
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Testimony: Arizona sweat lodge resembled 'battleground'
(Arizona) -- A deadly 2009 "sweat lodge" retreat in Arizona left participants so sickened that the scene resembled "a battleground" with people...
3/22/2011
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Sweat-lodge trial: Ray accused of bullying
(Arizona) -- A defense attorney questioned a witness' characterization of a self-help author on Tuesday, saying she didn't use as strong words against him in a...
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Tourists, American Indians, Arizonans drawn to self-help author’s manslaughter trial
(Arizona) -- A self-help author’s manslaughter trial has drawn spectators from around Arizona and even some out-of-state vacationers who are curious about the...
3/21/2011
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Former Carlsbad couple detail James Ray's self-help operation
(Arizona) -- Josh and Megan Fredrickson were true believers in James Arthur Ray, drawn almost instantly to the promise of wealth and well-being the self-help guru...
3/18/2011
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Jurors hear different versions of guru's retreat
(Arizona) -- Jurors in a self-help author's manslaughter trial heard two different versions of a self-help author's "Spiritual Warrior" retreat Friday...
3/17/2011
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Sweat-lodge trial: Ray teary-eyed during testimony
(Arizona) -- A teary-eyed James Arthur Ray quickly left an Arizona courtroom where he's on trial for manslaughter after a man he has known for nearly 20 years...
3/16/2011
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Highlights from the James Arthur Ray Manslaughter Trial: Testimony of Lou Caci
(Arizona) -- Direct examination of Mr. Lou Caci by Yavapai County Prosecutor Ms. Sheila Polk
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Sedona sweat lodge survivor still suffers
(Arizona) -- As self-help speaker James Arthur Ray's manslaughter trial enters its third week, survivors of his deadly 2009 sweat lodge in Sedona continue taking the...
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Sweat-lodge trial: Man's memory questioned
(Arizona) -- One of the first activities Stephen Ray did in a self-help author's seminars was hug three people he didn't know -- something that was out of his...
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Witness feared disappointing AZ sweat lodge leader
(Arizona) -- A man who burned his arm during an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony says he left the heated structure but later returned because he didn't want to...
3/15/2011
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Testimony in sweat lodge case enters third week
(Arizona) -- Testimony in a self-help author's manslaughter trial is entering a third week. Attorneys for James Arthur Ray say he's not to blame for the deaths...
3/14/2011
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Inside the sweat lodge: Witnesses describe a ritual gone wrong
(Arizona) -- James Arthur Ray's spiritual warriors journeyed to the foot of the mystical red cliffs of Sedona, Arizona, to find enlightenment. They were willing to...
3/11/2011
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Sweat-lodge trial: Victim's roommate describes chaotic scene
(Arizona) -- The roommate of a woman who died in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony provided the most detailed account of any witness so far in a self-help author's...
3/9/2011
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Attorneys in sweat lodge case wrangle over audio
(Arizona) -- Prosecutors say they're willing to play 45 minutes of audio in which a self-help author describes what participants in his sweat lodge ceremony should...
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Sweat-lodge trial: Jurors hear Ray's briefing
(Arizona) -- Jurors now have heard the complete briefing that a self-help author gave to dozens of people before they entered a northern Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he...
3/8/2011
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State questions training of sweat lodge volunteers
(Arizona) -- As a volunteer at a self-help author's sweat lodge ceremony, Jennifer Haley said she treated participants who were burned, delirious and unresponsive....
3/7/2011
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BLOG: Native Americans Frustrated by Sweat Lodge Trial
(Arizona) -- The trial of James Arthur Ray has been at the forefront of many peoples' minds this week -- Ray is facing three charges of manslaughter following the...
3/5/2011
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Sweat lodge witness: 'I asked the angels to help me'
(Arizona) -- Several participants in a 2009 "sweat lodge" ritual that left three people dead were collapsing and "having issues" in the superheated...
3/4/2011
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State: Recording has Orange County sweat lodge victim's words
(Arizona) -- A jury could hear the words of an Orange County woman who died in a sweat lodge ceremony run by a motivational speaker if a judge allows it.
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Sweat-lodge trial: Witness says victim refused help
(Arizona) -- A woman told jurors Friday that one of three people who died in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony refused help when she appeared to be suffering from the heat...
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Witness: Arizona sweat lodge victim from Minnesota refused help
(Arizona) -- A woman has testified that Liz Neuman of Prior Lake, Minn., one of three people who died in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony, refused to accept help when she...
3/3/2011
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Witness testifies for 2nd day in sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- The medical records of a woman who took part in a sweat lodge ceremony that turned deadly show that she did not suffer from carbon monoxide poisoning. The...
3/2/2011
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Defense: AZ sweat lodge deaths accident, not crime
(Arizona) -- One of three people who were overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony refused help when a fellow participant asked if she needed to get out, a defense...
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Sweat lodge trial fuels Native American frustrations
(Arizona) -- Growing up on a reservation in lower Saskatchewan, Alvin Manitopyes learned early to respect the sweat lodge. He was 10 when he attended his first sweat...
3/1/2011
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Arizona sweat-lodge trial: Guru's words turned against him
(Arizona) -- In the first day of the trial of celebrity self-help coach James Arthur Ray, prosecutors used his own voice to try to paint him as responsible for the...
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Opening arguments begin in Ariz. sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- Prosecutors in central Arizona have painted self-help guru James Arthur Ray as a reckless man, saying he conditioned dozens of people to trust him before...
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Opening arguments begin in Ariz. sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- Three people who died following an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony remained in the sweltering enclosure to prove to a self-help guru that they were committed...
2/28/2011
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Arizona sweat-lodge trial's opening statements begin today
(Arizona) -- Self-help guru James Arthur Ray goes on trial before a Yavapai County Superior Court jury today, but lawyers on both sides of the case were still hammering...
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James Arthur Ray's Manslaughter Trial Begins Tuesday
(Arizona) -- Opening statements begin Tuesday in the trial of James Arthur Ray, the motivational speaker charged with causing three people to die during a sweat lodge...
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Judge says group expert can testify in Arizona sweat lodge case; opening statements Tuesday
(Arizona) -- Prosecutors will be allowed to call an expert to testify about why dozens of people felt that they couldn't leave a sweat lodge ceremony that turned...
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Opening statements set in Ariz. sweat lodge case
(Arizona) -- Minutes before motivational speaker James Arthur Ray led dozens of people in a sweat lodge ceremony, he told them, "You will feel as if you're...
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Self-help author to stand trial in sweat lodge deaths
(Arizona) -- He told them it was a good day to die so they could be born again. "You're not going to die," self-help author and speaker James Arthur Ray...
2/27/2011
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James Ray Trial Update: Jury Selection & Decision on Live Coverage
(Arizona) -- A jury is now seated in the James Ray trial, and the issue of live coverage is now settled. Friday was the final day for jury selection in the upcoming...
2/25/2011
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Judge allows live coverage in sweat-lodge case
(Arizona) -- A motivational speaker who led a sweat lodge ceremony where three people died will have his manslaughter trial broadcast live, a judge decided Friday.
2/21/2011
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Trial starting for self-help guru accused in sweat-lodge deaths
(Arizona) -- Self-help guru James Arthur Ray has laid low in the year following the Arizona sweat-lodge ceremony he led that ended in the deaths of three people.
2/20/2011
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Self-help guru accused in sweat-lodge deaths back in the spotlight
(California) -- Self-help guru James Arthur Ray has laid low in the year following the Arizona sweat-lodge ceremony he led that ended in the deaths of three people.
2/3/2010
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'Sweat lodge' guru charged in deaths
(Arizona) -- Self-help guru James Ray was arrested Wednesday after a grand jury indictment charging him with three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of three...
11/25/2009
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Sweat Lodge Saga Continues; South Dakota Indian Tribe Suing James Arthur Ray For "Desecration of a Sacred Lakota Ceremony"
(Arizona) -- The lawsuits are beginning to mount up against "spiritual warrior" James Arthur Ray and the latest suit is coming from someone who wasn't even...
10/16/2009
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Sweat lodge deaths cast negative spotlight on guru
(Arizona) -- James Arthur Ray led a group of more than 50 followers into a cramped, sauna-like sweat lodge in Arizona last week by convincing them that his words will...
10/15/2009
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Chief Arvol Looking Horse: Native American Chief Addresses Deaths In Sweat Lodge
(South Dakota) -- Arvol Looking HorseA white man, James Arthur Ray, who owns a company called Spiritual Warrior charges 60 people almost $10,000 each, or more than a...
10/13/2009
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New Age Tragedy in Sedona: Non-Indians in the Sweat Lodge
(Arizona) -- Last week in Sedona Arizona, during a “spiritual warrior” retreat led by New Age, self-help expert James Arthur Ray, two people died in a...
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