A woman who had been living in Cobb County for several years after running what has been called a violent "cult" in Florida is back there facing a murder charge.
Anna Elizabeth Young, 75, appeared before a judge in north Florida’s Alachua County on Tuesday.
Art Forgey, spokesman for the Florida county sheriff’s office, said she was denied bond in the Tuesday morning hearing.
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She was booked into jail the night before, according to records.
Young is being held on a first-degree murder charge, which in Florida indicated a suspicion of pre-meditation.
Young is accused of killing 3-year-old Emon Harper sometime between 1988 and 1992 at her religious boarding school, House of Prayer for All People.
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As they investigate, police have said they believe there are countless other victims of Young’s abuse. The investigation began again with new information brought forward in January.
In an interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Young's daughter said she witnessed her mother's abusive treatment of children and adults. The daughter said she believes her mother is mentally ill and needs treatment.
Prosecutors accuse Young of killing Harper by starving him, torturing him and keeping him in a cage.
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In 1992, Young bathed a 12-year-old girl with chemicals, severely burning the girl’s body, according to police. Young was convicted of that crime and, after eight years on the run, spent time in prison.
Sometime after that, she moved to Cobb.
Records show that Young — who'd married and was living under the last name "Anderson" — started paying taxes on a Marietta house in 2003. She was arrested at that Bridgestone Drive home on Nov. 30, the day after she was indicted in Florida for murder.
Her next court date in Florida has not been scheduled.
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