The family of Antonio Popic implored people to turn away from self-proclaiming prophets if they were experiencing a vulnerable time in their life.
The statement from the Popic family was read out at a coronial inquest looking into the disappearance of Mr Popic, Chantelle McDougall, Leela McDougall and Gary Felton who all vanished from Nannup in July 2007.
The group were part of an internet-based cult called Truth Fellowship led by Gary Felton (aka Simon Kadwell) who was said to have brainwashed the group.
During the inquest, it was revealed by witnesses that the group had a suicide pact but no evidence of human remains has ever been found after they abandoned their Nannup home.
Police are unclear if they carried out the suicide or whether they relocated off the grid, potentially living under false aliases.
A statement from Mr Popic’s family had a clear message for people not to sell any books written by cult leader Simon Kadwell or any of his other aliases now or in the future.
They also urged people who felt like life was unjust or were being dealt a hard blow to steer clear of people who claimed to be self-proclaiming prophets.
The family warned people to keep walking and they would eventually be their best again.
The family admitted it was unlikely they would ever find answers, and as painful as it was, they hoped Mr Popic and Ms McDougall were in peace.
Catherine McDougall, the last family member to see her daughter and granddaughter alive when she visited them in Nannup said, she was “living a nightmare.”
The last time she saw her daughter and granddaughter was when she left Nannup on May 28, 2007.
Catherine said she had a feeling something was not right and burst into tears as she drove over the Nannup bridge on her way out of town.
The last time they spoke on the phone was a week before the disappearance, with Catherine trying to get an address from her daughter on where they would be living in Brazil.
Catherine was told that they did not yet have the address in Brazil despite being told Mr Felton had already left for the South American country ahead of them.
Her daughter confirmed that Leela, who was aged six years at the time, was given a backpack containing photographs with Catherine’s phone number written on the back.
“It is out of character for them not to keep in touch,” she said.
“What happened to my daughter and granddaughter? How can someone so ordinary disappear without a trace?”
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