Emon disappeared from Micanopy, Florida sometime in 1988. At the time of his disappearance, he and his family were members of the House of Prayer for All People. It was a cult-type religious group that operated under a system of collectivism and Old Testament style beliefs. All members had to change their names upon joining, and Emon's name was changed to Moses Harper. Emon was still his legal name. The leader, Anna Young, was beyond cruel to the members. Former cult members stated that Anna had beaten and starved Emon over an extended time period until he was found dead inside her closet. His body has not been found; witnesses report that Anna put it in a large straw hamper and burned the hamper in a fire. She told other cult members that she had given the child away to be raised by monks. Anna was charged with Emon's murder in December 2017 but, Emon was never found.