Calif. Man Vanished in 2017 Under Odd Circumstances — Was His Disappearance Linked to a Religious Group?

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Ruben Moreno was last seen in Dec. 2017 at a residence in Claremont, where members of the religious group His Way Spirit Led Assemblies lived

Another member of the religious group also disappeared

Emilio Ghanem, a former member, vanished without a trace in 2023 while in Southern California on a business trip

California investigators are looking into the disappearance of a man who is known to be connected to a religious group.

Police said Ruben Moreno was 41 when he was last seen in Dec. 2017 at a residence in the 3900 block of Swarthmore Court in Claremont, where members of the religious group His Way Spirit Led Assemblies lived at the time.

Moreno was living at the residence with other members when he vanished.

Police said the religious group no longer resides at the p