Kirby Brown

American Indians See Lessons In Sweat Lodge Trial

AP | By FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 11.24.2011

PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Self-help author James Arthur Ray faced more than a judge at his sentencing last week for a sweat lodge ceremony that left three pe...

Hellacious 'Spiritual Warrior' Sweat Lodge Deaths Result In Conviction

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 08.23.2011

CAMP VERDE, Ariz. — They came in search of spiritual enlightenment, using the sweat lodge as a way to break through whatever was holding them ba...

James Ray ARRESTED: Self-Help Guru Charged In 3 'Spiritual Warriar' Sweat Lodge Deaths

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray was arrested Wednesday on manslaughter charges after three people died following a nort...

Liz Neuman: Third Person Dies In Arizona Sweat Lodge Case

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday...

Kirby Brown: Sweat Lodge Victim's Family Says She Was Fit

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — A 38-year-old New York woman who died after sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at a scenic Arizona resort was an avid surfer ...

Sweat Lodge Deaths Being Investigated As Homicides

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The deaths of two people during a sweat lodge ceremony led by self-help expert James Arthur Ray are being investigated as homi...

First Sweat Lodge Survivor Speaks Out, Reveals Details Of Tragic Incident

AP | FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — More than 50 followers of spiritual guru James Arthur Ray had just endured five strenuous days of fasting, sleep-deprivation ...

James Arthur Ray: Guru Says He's Being Tested By Sweat Lodge Deaths

AP | By DAISY NGUYEN and FELICIA FONSECA | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES -- The self-help expert who led a spiritual retreat in Arizona where two people died after being overcome in a sweat lodge said the traged...