Diamond Mountain Center

[5] Its official mission statement reads: Diamond Mountain holds three five-week academic terms per year on its campus, and additional classes in Tucson, Arizona.

Diamond Mountain made headlines when a retreat member from Three Jewels Outreach center died in the desert after being expelled from the campus.

The official retreat leader at that time was Christie McNally, former spiritual partner of Diamond Mountain founder Michael Roach.

Whilst McNally later issued a confusing public statement in which she minimized the event as a "game", the wounds required serious medical attention.

In April, Thorson was found dead in the cave after a distressed McNally made a cell phone call for help to Diamond Mountain.