Alleged Baltimore cult members prepare for trial in boy's death

At one point, members speculated that God was mad about something, Rowland said. But the group also believed that Queen Antoinette could raise Javon later, perhaps in Philadelphia.

Prosecutors tried to reach a plea deal with Cobbs to help their case against Queen Antoinette. To Cobbs, however, she is still the person who healed his ankle when he moved into the rowhouse. "He is very, very protective to Queen," Rowland said. "He still believes in her."

She said her client is at peace. "He's always smiling. He never gets upset," Rowland said. "I went to see him [in jail] on his birthday. He said, 'Whenever I get down about being here, I think about Haiti, and how any of those people would want to be here.' "

-- Mystery member: Police charging documents say a confidential source told officers about life inside One Mind Ministries and how Queen Antoinette had become upset with Javon. If the source, who appears to be a former member, testifies, that could bolster prosecutors' case against Queen Antoinette.

-- Samuel Morgan: The Philadelphia resident, nearly 80 years old and known as Yorkie, befriended the group after meeting Queen Antoinette at a dollar store and let members store their luggage in his shed. About a year later, after the group had established itself in Brooklyn, N.Y., detectives appeared at Morgan's house, and he opened the shed for them.

-- Bernard Stokes: It is unclear whether he will testify, but the rowhouse landlord could give an outsider's insight. Stokes, who knew a man staying at the home, went to the rowhouse one day thinking he would see only him but instead found six sleeping pallets and a group of people singing, praying and addressing each other as royalty.

"I said, 'Ya'll gotta go,' " Stokes recalled. " 'You can't live here.' "