AKA Madalyn Mays

Born: 13-Apr-1919
Birthplace: Beechview, PA
Died: Sep-1995
Location of death: Austin, TX
Cause of death: Murder
Remains: Buried, Unmarked grave, near Austin, TX

Gender: Female
Religion: Atheist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Religion

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Atheist spokeswoman

The first atheist famous solely for her atheism, Madalyn Murray O'Hair started the movement that eventually saw mandatory prayer barred from tax-funded public schools in America. She was almost universally despised, by Christians for her heresy and by other atheists for her abrasive personality and authoritarian manner. In the summer of 1995 she was murdered and dismembered by a former employee, David Roland Waters, who died in prison in 2003.

Served as a US Army cryptographer during World War II.

Father: John Irwin (carpenter)
Mother: Lena Christina Scholle Mays (homemaker)
Husband: John Henry Roths (m. 9-Oct-1941, div.)
Boyfriend: William J. Murray, Jr. (extramarital affair)
Son: William Murray (b. 25-May-1946)
Son: Jon Garth Murray (b. 1954, d. 1995 murder)
Husband: Richard O'Hair (m. 1965)
Daughter: Robin Murray O'Hair (adopted, d. 1995 murder)

    High School: Rossford High School, Rossford, OH
    University: University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
    University: University of Pittsburgh
    University: Howard University
    University: BA, Ashland College, Ashland, OH
    University: Western Reserve University
    Law School: Ohio Northern University
    Law School: JD, South Texas College of Law (1952)

    Converted to Atheism
    Kidnapped San Antonio, TX 27-Aug-1995
    Hip Replacement Surgery
    Ordained by the Universal Life Church Minister (1970)
    Famous Missing Persons (1995-2001)
    Risk Factors: Obesity, Diabetes

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