Missing: Cult-Like Group in California

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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that a “cult-like” group of 14–including eight children– can’t be located.

The group, which is located in Palmdale, went missing after a prayer meeting, early Saturday morning. According to the Times, a California Highway Patrol alert indicated that the group is planning a mass suicide. Letters left behind by the group allude to the possibility.

“The letters essentially state that they [the missing persons] are all going to heaven shortly to meet Jesus and their deceased relatives,” the alert said. “Numerous letters found say goodbye to their relatives.”

Read more at the L.A. Times.

Related Topics: California, cult, mass suicide, missing, oh no, Palmdale, Crime, Religion, Society
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