The missing people with ties to online cult led by Rashad Jamal ‘don’t want to be found,’ police say
The four people missing from a St. Louis suburb, who are believed to have ties to an online cult led by a convicted child molester, have gone completely off the grid
The four people missing from a St. Louis suburb, who are believed to have ties to an online cult led by a convicted child molester, have gone completely off the grid with two young children in tow, the Missouri police officer leading the investigation said Wednesday.
"They've shut off their phones, shut off their social media, shut off everything," Berkeley Police Maj. Steve Runge told NBC News. "We've even sent them money via a cash app and they haven't collected it. They're just gone."
In a telephone interview, he said, "it's like they don't want to be found."
The six were last seen at a Quality Inn in Florissant, about 18 miles north of downtown St. Louis, Runge said. They stayed there from Aug. 2 to Aug. 6 of last year, he said.
Before that, the group was renting a home in nearby Berkeley.
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