Shuvu Bonim leader to start prison term for selling fake cures to desperate members of community; supporters hold all-night prayer session; lawyers hope term will be shortened
8 now detained in connection with investigation of murder of man and suspected murder of missing teen; case linked to extremist Shuvu Bonim sect, headed by sex offender Berland
1 suspect said to be son of ex-minister; 2nd is husband of woman who says she was forced to lure victim; all reportedly linked to Shuvu Bonim sect, headed by sex offender Berland
Three suspects said to be members of the Shuvu Bonim sect, headed by convicted sex offender Rabbi Eliezer Berland, were arrested Sunday for crimes committed in the 80s and 90s
2 men, woman held over disappearance of Nissim Shitrit,17, in 1986, and murder of 41-year-old Avi Edri in 1990 near Jerusalem; Shitrit's brother: Want him to have a proper burial
Sentence to include time served, meaning Eliezer Berland may be out in less than a year after he allegedly sold desperate members of community fake cures and 'wonder drugs'
Court places severe restrictions on Eliezer Berland, including ban on contacting any of his followers, posting NIS 1.2 million bail, and having 2 wardens with him at all times
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