Arlyn Phoenix

While hitch-hiking she met John Lee Bottom (born April 5, 1947), from Fontana, California. They travelled together along the west coast, picking fruit and vegetables along the way.

Soon after their first son River was born in 1970, they joined the religious group, The Children of God, touring Mexico, Puerto Rico and South America as Christian missionaries for several years. Arlyn and John renamed themselves for a brief period, taking the Bible names Jochebed and Amram, respectively.

They eventually grew disillusioned with the Children of God and left in 1977. Arlyn would later state that she and her husband were opposed to the cult's increasingly distorted rules, particularly the practice of Flirty Fishing. Read Less

She is now married to Jeffrey Weisberg. Read Less