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At the time of Harper's death, Young had been running the House of Prayer for All People, described as a \"religious boarding school\" by the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, on Southeast 138th Avenue in Micanopy, Forgey said.

\"It was run, obviously, like kind of a religious institution,\" Forgey said. \"However, the treatment and care that these children received was anything but biblical or church-related.\"

Alachua County authorities had investigated the House of Prayer prior to the 1992 incident, but \"nothing was ever substantiated at the time,\" Forgey said.

It is unclear how many people participated in the cult, Forgey added. Young's husband was allegedly also involved in the operation, The Gainesville Sun reported.

\"Really, the hard part here is we know there were probably a lot more people who were associated with her and knew her and may have been at the House of Prayer, Forgey said. \"There were no records of who were there and what children were there.\"

Investigators hope that the media attention garnered by Young's arrest will inspire additional witnessed and victims to come forward, Forgey said.

Young was charged with first-degree murder for Harper's death, an indictment filed by Cervone last week shows.

After an arrest warrant was secured, U.S. Marshals located and apprehended in Cobb County, Georgia, near Atlanta, according to the Cobb County Sheriff's Office. She waved extradition, Forgey said, and is currently being held in the Cobb County Jail without bond.

There is no attorney record for Young on file, Glenn Daniel, public information officer for the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, told ABC News.

Young will be held without bond once she is transferred back to Florida, according to the indictment.

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