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oncoming dump truck and is instantly killed. And two of these deaths were allegedly prophesized by the group's leader, a so-called seer.
• Were these random accidents? Or was something more sinister shadowing those living at a central Kansas compound called Angel's Landing?
• On Thursday, a judge must decide whether prosecutors presented enough evidence during two days of testimony last week to justify a trial against commune leader Daniel U. Perez.
• He is charged with premeditated, first-degree murder in the death of Patricia Hughes, the 26-year-old mother whose death at Valley Center compound near Wichita was initially thought to have been accidental. Closing arguments at the preliminary hearing are expected to be followed by a formal arraignment and pleas.
• The 52-year-old man -- who for years went by the false identity of Lou Castro -- also faces more than 30 counts, including lying on life insurance applications, rape, sodomy, criminal threat, making false statements on vehicle credit applications and sexual exploitation of a child.
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