Gary Adler AKA Gary FourStar & Many Horses Foundation

[educatedindian]

Got a report that Adler is still ceremony selling in Colorado. Online search shows he's based in Manco, CO. The account describes him recruiting followers in Georgia to go to his ceremony selling in CO. This is deliberately done during the coldest part of winter and includes prolonged fasting to make them more suggestible.

He has four phony profiles on Linkedin, all as Fourstar. Reported them and urge others to do so.

He also was the producer for a series Apocalyptic Survival. If you find his photo he's a dead ringer for Uncle Jesse on Dukes of Hazzard. It's a wonder how anyone thought he was NDN, much less an elder.

[Sandy S]

Gary Adler Fourstar and the Many Horses Foundation
Anyone ever heard of this guy and his antics?

Ok so I'm not 100% positive this group classifies as a full-fledged cult, but as a former follower of the group I believe it may be. It is a "Native American" group aimed towards non natives and run by a scam artist who claims a false lineage to a Native American family. He alleges to have learned his spiritual practices and healing abilities from said family and uses this as a platform to peddle fake ceremonies to vulnerable people he then siphons money from. I have seen him ruin relationships/marriages, pit current followers against former followers and engage in dangerous mind games all under the guise of helping people heal from past trauma and pain. He was also alleged to engage in sexual activities with some followers to energetically "heal" them. Activities of the group are based mainly in Colorado, and Georgia, where he holds sweat lodges, workshops, 'tobacco ceremonies' and other completely fraudulent ceremonies he markets as following some vague Native American tradition.

I am sharing in an effort to let people know he is out there, and I guess as sort of a confession that I was so stupid to buy into it all during a very vulnerable/traumatized time in my life. I'm posting from a throw-away account because I'm so embarrassed to admit I was duped by this asshat and his nonsense.

Below is a link to a thread on New Age Fraud's site about him and his "organization"

http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=138.45

https://www.reddit.com/r/cults/comments/citpfu/gary_adler_fourstar_and_the_many_horses_foundation/

[Sandy S]

Search Arizona corporations for Many Horses Foundation: https://ecorp.azcc.gov/entitysearch/index

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)   GARY FOURSTAR      11020 CR 105, MANCOS, CO, 81328, Montezuma County, USA   

Director   DEBBY FOURSTAR      11020 CR 105, MANCOS, CO, 81328, Montezuma County, USA   

Officer   JANET FORBES      PO BOX 4053, COTTONWOOD, AZ, 86326, Yavapai County, USA
   
President   Jason Cotharp      3480 Groovers Lake Rd., LITHIA SPRINGS, GA, 30122, Douglas County, USA   

Treasurer   Linda Jenkins      5731 S. River Rd., DOUGLASVILLE, GA, 30135, Douglas County, USA

Secretary   Meijen Cotharp      3480 Groovers Lake Rd., LITHIA SPRINGS, GA, 30122, Douglas County, USA   

They have foreign nonprofit status in Colorado and Georgia, home state is Arizona.

[Sandy S]

"Debby Fourstar" = Debora Bullock.

Her father's obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/freeman-pearlmutter-obituary?id=27355438

Debora Bullock is listed as owner of the 11020 CR 105, Mancos, Colorado property.

[Sandy S]

Obituary of Gary Adler's brother: https://obituaries.durangoherald.com/us/obituaries/durangoherald/name/stephen-adler-obituary?id=52173665

Stephen Edward Adler, 75, of Mancos, Colorado, died 5/30/2023, Valley Inn in Mancos, Born 9/2/1947. A service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on June 14 at Thunderbird Ranch, 11020 County Road 105, Mancos. Stephen Edward succumbed to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Stephen was the son of Antoinette "Toni" May Adler and Charles Calvin Adler.

He is survived by his son, Zachary Adler (32) and his older brother Gary Adler Fourstar.

Gary and his siblings' grandparents are Nathan Adler, Rebecca Abramowitz, Samuel Jacob Hurwitt, Pearl Szupnyik. Samuel Jacob Hurwitt was born in Lithuania.

Gary Jay Adler, his brother Stephen, and their parents can be seen in the 1950 federal census. Burbank, Los Angeles, California.

This information is from https://www.familysearch.org/en/united-states/ . You do need to sign up for a free account to use. The family tree I found on these families is very well sourced.

[Diana]

Sandy is right about the Lithuanian ancestry. I did a quick look-see and on both sides of Gary Adler's family everyone is an immigrant. From Lithuanian, Russian to Hungarian. I'll post his genealogy in the next post.

[Diana]

Gary J Adler
in the 1950 United States Federal Census

Name   Gary J Adler
Age   4
Birth Date   abt 1946
Gender   Male
Race   White
Birth Place   California
Marital Status   Never Married (Single)
Relation to Head of House   Son
Residence Date   1950
Home in 1950   Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA
Street Name   Evergreen
House Number   645
Apartment Number   645
Dwelling Number   132
Farm   No
Acres   No
Household Members (Name)   Age   Relationship
Charles C Adler
42
Head
Antoinette M Adler
32
Wife
Gary J Adler   4   Son
Stephen E Adler
2
Son
Lawrence M Adler
Son

His father Charles C Adler was born in New Jersey in 1908. He first appears in the 1920 census with his mother's second husband. I'm not sure what happened to his father, I couldn't find any death and or divorce records.


Charles Adler
in the 1920 United States Federal Census

Name   Charles Adler
Age   11
Birth Year   abt 1909
Birthplace   New Jersey
Home in 1920   Buffalo Ward 7, Erie, New York
Street   Pratt
Residence Date   1920
Race   White
Gender   Male
Relation to Head of House   Stepson (Step Son)
Marital Status   Single
Father's Birthplace   Russia
Mother's Name   Rebecca Deckow
Mother's Birthplace   Russia
Able to Speak English   Yes
Occupation   None
Attended School   yes
Able to read   Yes
Able to Write   Yes
Neighbors   View others on page
Household Members (Name)   Age   Relationship
Nathan Deckow. 34. Head
Rebecca Deckow. 34. Wife
Charles Adler  11   Stepson (Step Son)
Sadie Adler  10 Stepdaughter (Step Daughter)
Willie Deckow.  9  Son
Jeanette Deckow. 2. Daughter

Gary Adler's mother's maiden name is Hurwitt. Here is his mother's and father's marriage license.

Antoinette M Hurwitt
in the California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980

Name   Antoinette M Hurwitt
Gender   Female
Event Type   Marriage
Marriage Date   24 Mar 1942
Marriage Place   Unknown, California, USA
Spouse   Charles C Adler

As you can see Gary Adler's grandfather was born in Lithuania. His grandmother Pearl was born in Ohio, but her parents were born in Hungary.

Antoinette Hurwitt
in the 1930 United States Federal Census

Name   Antoinette Hurwitt
Birth Year   abt 1918
Gender   Female
Race   White
Age in 1930   12
Birthplace   Ohio
Marital Status   Single
Relation to Head of House   Daughter
Home in 1930   Belvedere, Los Angeles, California, USA
Map of Home   Belvedere, Los Angeles, California
Street Address   Rogers Street
House Number   4369
Dwelling Number   220
Family Number   226
Attended School   Yes
Able to Read and Write   Yes
Father's Birthplace   Lithuania
Mother's Birthplace   Ohio
Able to Speak English   Yes
Household Members (Name)   Age   Relationship
Samuel J Hurwitt. 36. Head
Pearl Hurwitt 33 Wife
Naomi Hurwitt 15 Daughter
Mark A Hurwitt 13 Son
Antoinette Hurwitt   12   Daughter
Rose M Hurwitt 25 Sister
Barnett Hurwitt. 57. Father


Here's Pearl Hurwitt in the 1910 census. In this census as in several other censuses it says her parents are fron Hungary, only in one census does it say her parents were from Austria. Of course at that time in the 1800s the area was call the Austro- Hungarian empire.

Name   Pearl Hurwetz
[Pearl Harwitz]
Age   22
Birth Year   abt 1898
Birthplace   Ohio
Home in 1920   Youngstown Ward 4, Mahoning, Ohio
Street   E Marion
Residence Date   1920
Race   White
Gender   Female
Relation to Head of House   Wife
Marital Status   Married
Spouse's Name   Samuel J Hurwetz
Father's Birthplace   Hungary
Mother's Birthplace   Hungary
Able to Speak English   Yes
Naturalization Status   Alien
Able to read   Yes
Able to Write   Yes
Neighbors   View others on page
Household Members (Name)   Age   Relationship
Samuel J Hurwetz
25
Head
Pearl Hurwetz   22   Wife
Naomi H*Tz
4
Daughter
Markus H*Tz
3
Son
Antionette H*Tz
2
Daughter