Rashad Jamal White told the Post-Dispatch in a wide-ranging phone interview from a Georgia prison that his "University of Cosmic Intelligence" is simply a spiritual YouTube channel.
Six people with ties to the St. Louis area have been missing for nearly five months, and authorities believed they were involved with an online cult before their disappearance.
Six people, including two children, have been missing from St. Louis since August. Police have linked them to a so-called online prophet named Rashad Jamal.
Six people, including two young children, vanished in Missouri last August. Police say they were all followers of self-proclaimed prophet Rashad Jamal. Andrea Cavallier reports
Six people, including two young children, have been missing from the St. Louis area since August, according to police, who say the adults are followers of a popular spirituality influencer who touts conspiracy theories online.