17. “Crucify Me!”
After bludgeoning her sister to death, Margaretta ordered her followers to crucify her. They were reluctant at first, but she assured them that she would return to life in three days. So they made a cross, and with Margaretta urging them on, nailed her to it by her hands, elbows, feet, and breasts. She then ordered them to stab her through the heart. They tried, but couldn’t get it right. So they took a hammer and crowbar and smashed her head.
Margaretta’s congregation then gathered around the bodies and prayed while waiting for them to come back to life in three days. Needless to say, three days came and went, but the dead prophetess and her dead sister stayed dead. Her disciples were tried for murder, and eleven were convicted and given prison sentences ranging from six months to sixteen years.