A former member of a religious group in California testified in court this week that its leader - who is charged with murder in the death of a four-year-old boy and a missing former follower - claimed to be prophetess and that God spoke through her.
In a San Bernardino Superior Court on Thursday, Kelli Byrd offered a rare look inside His Way Spirit Led Assemblies, a group that authorities and former members describe as “cult-like,” according to The Los Angeles Times.