Terri Hoffman | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 21, 1938 |
| Died | October 31, 2015 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Religious leader |
| Spouses | John Wilder (m. 1953–1971)Glenn Cooley (m. 1971–1977)Ben Johnson (m. 1977–1980)Don Hoffman (m. 1980–1988)Roger Keanely (m. 2002–2015) |
| Children | Cathy (b. 1954) Kenneth (b. 1958–d. 1979) Virginia (b. 1963) |
Terri Lee Hoffman (né Benson; March 21, 1938 – October 31, 2015), later known as Terri Lilya Keanely, was an American religious cult leader known for the unexplained deaths of some of her followers, including two husbands, shortly after they had willed their possessions to her. The devotees in her Dallas-based new religious movement, Conscious Development of Body, Mind and Soul, believed that they fought against spiritual entities called "black lords" on various planes of existence and protected themselves with powerful gems. The goal was joining God and the twelve "masters" through reincarnation in the spiritual realm. A four-year investigation by Dallas district attorney's office failed to produce evidence tying Hoffman to the deaths, but she was later sentenced to prison for bankruptcy fraud.