product of over 100 interviews and reviews of over 1,000 documents, detailed Johnson's long history of arson, insurance fraud, illegal alcohol sales and preposterous claims that included raising of the dead and tales of claimed heroism at the Twin Towers. The next day, the pastor denied everything, blaming his problems on "NPR", which he said was out to get him. A day after that he killed himself, catapulting the Center into the national limelight. The Center's membership grew after the story's publication. The story won KyCIR a 2017 Peabody Award. References External links Internet properties established in 2013 Mass media in Louisville, Kentucky American news websites