Four boys and 2 girls ranging in age from 2 to 6 being transported from Washington DC heading south. Talahasee locals reported the dirty, disheveled children and the 2 men transporting the children were arrested for child abuse.

quote from NYT article The children, two girls and four boys 2 to 7 years old, were discovered in a Tallahassee playground on Thursday. Two men, Douglas Edward Zimmerman, 27 years old, and Michael Houlihan, 28, were arrested in the case and charged with child abuse.

quote from NYT article The children, who had not been bathed in several days when they were found, had insect bites and had not been fed in more than a day. Investigators said the children appeared to be ignorant of such daily conveniences as hot water and electricity.

quote from NYT article Mr. Hunt [police spokeman] said the Finders cult might have been accustomed to selling or smuggling the children of its members out of the country.

Full NYT article:

http://www.nytimes.com/1987/02/08/us/inquiry-spreads-on-6-children-and-cult.html

At least two of the children had been sexually abused

Quote from ChicagoTribine article At least two of six disheveled children found in a Tallahassee, Fla., park and believed to be the offspring of members of a Washington-based cult had been sexually abused, police said Sunday.

Quote from ChicagoTribine article The children, four boys and two girls ranging in age from 2 to 6, currently are in police protective custody, Hunt said, after calls threatening the children`s safety were made to the emergency shelters where the youngsters had been taken at first.

Quote from ChicagoTribine article Police have refused to comment on reports that the Finders, which apparently evolved from a 1960s-type commune, may have been involved in some kind of ritual practices.

Full ChicagoTribune article http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-02-09/news/8701100820_1_sexual-abuse-school-for-brilliant-children-finders

OFFICIALS DESCRIBE 'CULT RITUALS' IN CHILD ABUSE CASE

Quote from Washington Post described in a court document as a "cult" that allegedly conducted "brainwashing" and used children "in rituals."

Quote from Washington Post includes photos showing children involved in bloodletting ceremonies of animals and one photograph of a child in chains

Quote from Washington Post Their links to the D.C. area have led authorities into a far-reaching investigation that includes the Finders -- a group of about 40 people that court documents allege is led by a man named Marion Pettie -- and their various homes, including the duplex apartment building in Glover Park, the Northeast Washington warehouse and a 90-acre farm in rural Madison County, Va.

Quote from Washington Post According to U.S. District Court records in Washington, a confidential police source had previously told authorities that the Finders were "a cult" that conducted "brainwashing" techniques at the warehouse and the Glover Park duplex at 3918-20 W St. NW. This source told of being recruited by the Finders with promises of "financial reward and sexual gratification" and of being invited by one member to "explore" satanism with them, according to the documents.

According to the affidavit, the source told authorities that children were used in "rituals" by the members, and though the source had never witnessed abuse of the children, the source said the children's grandparents feared for their safety.

Quote from Washington Post Five of the children were uncommunicative, according to police, and none seemed to recognize objects such as typewriters and staplers.

Quote from Washington Post However, the oldest was able to give investigators some information. She said that the two men "were their teachers," according to Hunt. She was not sure where they had been recently or where they were going. But until recently, they had been living in the District in "a house with other children and adults." They lived mainly on a diet of raw fruit and vegetables, she said. The girl told the police that while they were in the District, the children received instruction from "a man they called a Game Caller or a Game Leader," according to Hunt.

Quote from Washington Post The Fourth Street warehouse, which authorities said also was used as a residence, had windows that were boarded shut. One wall was covered with a huge map of the world, lit by floodlights.

Full Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1987/02/07/officials-describe-cult-rituals-in-child-abuse-case/11f05df1-48e0-41f7-b46d-249c0bd2bc39/

Ritualistic killing and cult activity confirmed, documented.

Quote from The Washington Post In an affidavit supporting the search, Virginia authorities included photographs showing three white-robed Finders men and several children dismembering two goats. The photographs were in a scrapbook titled "The Execution of Henrietta and Igor." In one picture, a crying child looked at a decapitated goat. Another photo was captioned, "Ben finds Henrietta's Womb." Three pictures showed children playing with goat fetuses.

Full Washington Post article https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/02/10/dc-police-finders-odd-not-criminal/7571c820-de20-4800-9781-711a8351f52f

The children were sent back to their abusers by order of the CIA which deemed the information "secret" and ordered the halt of the police investigation. Investigation report pdf link http://docslide.us/documents/finders-cult.html