Pat Tyler
Pat Tyler was described by William Branham as a converted gangster and professional gunman who attended Branham's meetings and became part of the wider network of men associated with Branham's ministry. Though the surviving details are limited, Branham publicly identified Tyler among people he personally recognized in his audience, presenting him as an example of criminal conversion within the revival movement. Tyler's later association with Joseph Coleman, whose church was exposed in connection with a Ponzi scheme, places him within the broader orbit of Branhamite figures whose ministries and networks were often marked by controversy, criminality, or financial scandal.
Pat Tyler was a professional gunman who attended many of William Branham's meetings. According to William Branham, Tyler was a converted mob gunman. He was also a close associate of Joseph Coleman, whose church was exposed after having setup a ponsi scheme.
If there's anybody in the building I know, outside of these right here, these boys setting here, three of them that I talked to the other day on an interview, from Arkansas; Brother Pat Tyler, which is a converted gangster; Brother Williams setting right there; and as far as I can…and Brother Gene Goad, my chum, setting right here. And I guess that's all that I see in the building that I know at this time, but this way I know these people setting here.[1]
- William Branham