Here we go again. Here’s my original post on Deaton. Fast refresher: Deaton’s wife died either by suicide or murder. It’s unclear what happened. Then Micah Moore confessed to the murder and detailed a strange story about Deaton’s prayer group, rape, murder, drugs, etc.
In the first update, Moore recanted his confession, his story, all of it.
Here’s the latest update: Moore has been indicted for murder in Bethany Deaton’s death.
A grand jury today indicted Micah Moore for first-degree murder in the death of Bethany Ann Deaton, the wife of his spiritual leader.
The indictment supersedes a previous charge of murder filed by the Jackson County prosecutor’s office.
Moore, 23, is currently free on a $250,000 cash bond.
But stranger still, a reader of this blog contacted me, mentioning a novel called House of Lies, that holds eerie similarities to this case. I did some digging and by golly, she’s right!
The Grandview murder of 27-year-old Bethany Deatonis a tangled web of sex, drugs and religion — and some believe it parallels the novel, “House of Lies.” FOX 4?s Gia Vang talked to the author, Susan Claridge, who agrees — the murder of Bethany Deaton has similarities to her book.
“From my regular readers who knew more about me and from personal friends — they were saying, ‘Have you seen this? Like, this is your book playing out in real life’ and that was kind of scary,” Claridge said.
Claridge’s “House of Lies” was released in early October. It’s about a woman who tries to save her estranged sister from a religious cult, only to find murder and a political agenda. The novel is based out of Kansas City, and one of the murders is eerily similar to Deaton’s.
Weird coincidence. There’s more.
And there’s the connection with the International House of Prayer. Claridge said her sister is the director at St. Louis’ Gateway House of Prayer, an off-shoot of IHOP. Bethany was a former intern for the IHOP University in Grandview. Her admitted killer, Micah Moore, was a current student at the time of her death.
Claridge said her novel is a piece of fiction with a sequel expected to be released next year. That book takes an international twist.
The more the authorities investigate this, the odder the details become. Here’s the link.
