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3 guilty in cult death trial

The leader of a Baltimore cult and two followers were found guilty Tuesday of murder for starving a 1-year-old to death because they believed he possessed an “evil spirit” and did not say “Amen” after a prayer.

Queen Antoinette, 41, her daughter, Trevia Williams, 22, and Marcus A. Cobbs, 23, were convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse resulting in the death of Javon Thompson. Javon was 15 months old.

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