Ma’Kayla Wickerson, 25, and her young daughter Malaiyah were last confirmed seen on August 6, 2023, at a Quality Inn in Florissant, Missouri. They and four other residents of a rental home on Graham Lane in Berkeley disappeared after becoming involved with an online spiritual group called the University of Cosmic Intelligence, led by Rashad Jamal. Ma’Kayla’s mother noticed her daughter withdrawing after a late 2022 move, and Ma’Kayla quit her job in March 2023; family visits grew rare and welfare checks showed Ma’Kayla as apparently fine.

On July 27, 2023, the six residents were served an eviction notice. A welfare check at the Berkeley home on August 12, 2023, showed no forced entry but signs of a hasty departure food in the microwave, dishes in the sink, and valuable items left behind. There has been no significant digital or financial activity from any of the missing since August 6, and investigators have considered possible destinations including Mexico, an island in the Gulf of Mexico, or Atlanta, Georgia. Anyone with information about Ma’Kayla, Malaiyah, or the other missing residents is asked to come forward.