How Did Anna Young, Of The House Of Prayer, Try To Explain The Disappearance Of Young Emon Harper?
Emon Harper arrived at the ultra-religious Florida community known as the House of Prayer as a baby in 1986, but several years later, the young boy died after enduring horrific abuse. Anna Young Photo: Alachua County Jail
Emon Harper was taken to live at the House of Prayer as a baby in 1986 after his young mother was unable to care for him, but several years later, Harper vanished from the rural Florida property.
Those who lived at the Micanopy, Florida religious community which investigators and former members have dubbed a cult would later tell authorities that Harper had suffered horrific abuse while living at the home.
Marietta cult leader sentenced for murder, manslaughter of two toddlers
79-year-old Anna Elizabeth Young who ran the House of Prayer cult in Florida in the 80s was sentenced to 30 years behind bars after pleading no contest to charges Author: Paola Suro (WXIA) Updated: 1:55 AM EST February 20, 2021
MARIETTA, Ga. A former Marietta resident and cult leader charged with murdering two toddlers is expected to spend the rest of her life in prison.
Seventy-nine-year-old Anna Elizabeth Young, who ran the so-called House of Prayer cult in Alachua County, Florida in the 80s, was sentenced to 30 years behind bars after pleading no contest to charges of manslaughter and murder.
UpdatedFri, Feb 19, 2021 at 2:53 pm ET
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Anna Elizabeth Young, a former Cobb resident who once led a Florida cult, was sentenced Wednesday to spend the rest of her life in prison for the murder of a toddler more than three decades ago. (Shutterstock/BortN66)
EAST COBB, GA A former East Cobb resident who once led a Florida cult was sentenced Wednesday to spend the rest of her life in prison for the murder of a toddler more than three decades ago.
Anna Elizabeth Young, 79, co-founder of the House of Prayer for All People in Micanopy, Florida, was sentenced to 30 years after she pleaded guilty to the murder, according to a news release from Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody.