Despite objections by defense attorney Monica Lynch, El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury allowed a cult expert to testify in the Ulysses Roberson murder trial this week.

California State University, Chico sociology professor Janja Lalich testified about often misunderstood mindsets of people involved in groups with an undying devotion to a charismatic leader.

In battling a defense motion that accused murderer Ulysses Roberson's due process rights were violated, three law enforcement officers testified they never rested on the 20-year-old case.

Ulysses Roberson will be held to answer on a special circumstance of torture in the alleged murder of his 4-year-old son, meaning prosecutors could seek the death penalty or life in prison without parole for the polygamist.

Four-year-old Alexander Olive was hung by his ankles for two days and stood in a corner without food and water before being beaten to death with a piece of wood in a cold garage, an FBI agent testified Wednesday.