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Family killed by cult remembered
In Kirtland Ohio neighbors and strangers attended a memorial for the Avery family of five killed and buried under a barn by a religious cult. Authorities in Southern California say the last two cult members were arrested ending a nationwide manhunt for 13 suspects. five pink candles marked the vigil for Dennis Avery Cheryl and their three daughters.
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Kirtland
Ohio
Avery
California
San Diego
Daniel David Kraft
Kathryn Johnson
James Stathes
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Kraft
Nauvoo
Ill
Johnson
Holden
Lundgren
Alice
Damon
National City
Reorganized
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints
Dennis Avery
Cheryl
Trina
Rebecca
Karen