Arnie Lerma

Arnaldo Pagliarini Lerma (November 18, 1950 – March 16, 2018) was an American writer and activist. He was a former Scientologist, and critic of Scientology. He appeared in television, media and radio interviews. Lerma was the first person to post the court document known as the Fishman Affidavit, including the Xenu story, to the internet via the Usenet newsgroup alt.religion.scientology. He was a strong critic of L. Ron Hubbard. He was born in Washington, D.C..

Lerma committed suicide by shooting himself on March 16, 2018 in Alexandria, Virginia after shooting his wife in the face with a 9 mm handgun. He was 67 years old.

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Other websites

Lermanet.com: Exposing the con (Arnie Lerma's Website) Media, Documentation and Pictures of 1995 Raid
Church of Scientology protects secrets on the Internet CNN, Washington, August 26, 1995
Affidavit by Arnie Lerma dated September 6, 1995.
Brinkema, Leonie M. Civil Action No. 95-1107-A: Memorandum Opinion  Alexandria: US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia-Alexandria Division, November 28, 1995
alt.scientology.war by Wendy Grossman, Wired Magazine, December, 1995

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