Diane Marsh had testified a housemate convinced her that satanic cults were out to kill her and her son.

According to Marsh every bad act that happened to her son was the result of her housemate Flower Tompson’s power over her.

She came to believe satanic cults were out to kill her and her son, and that Tompson knew the best way to deal with Brandon, even when it involved physical abuse, Marsh said.

Tompson’s orders to her included looking for high priests, hiding out from family and friends who had been corrupted by the cults and making drastic changes in her day-to-day life.

A Tucson woman who is accused of killing her 5-year-old son was thoroughly brainwashed into believing a satanic cult was out to kill her and her son, and those closest to her were part of the plot, a forensic psychologist told jurors Wednesday.

Within a couple of months of meeting Tompson, Marsh testified, she became estranged from everyone she knew, including a pastor she was convinced was part of the satanic group.