When Cartisha Morgan’s daughter said she was going on a “spiritual journey,” she was initially supportive.
But troubling signs soon appeared, namely when Ma’Kayla Wickerson, 25, distanced herself and her 3-year-old daughter Malaiyah from the rest of her family – a decision that Morgan said was unlike anything her daughter had ever done before. “She was so different,” Morgan told USA TODAY. “I didn’t understand.”
While she grew increasingly concerned, Morgan could never have known what they were caught up in.
Police say Ma’Kayla and Malaiyah have vanished, swallowed up with four other people by a “spiritual cult.”
Authorities are investigating the disappearances, the alleged cult and possible ties to murders in other states, Missouri police say. Berkeley Police Maj. Steve Runge told USA TODAY he hopes spreading the word will help authorities find the missing alive and…
