Atlanta -
A 6-year-old girl found dead in a motel room had been strangled, stabbed, beaten and covered in pages from the bible, possibly in an attempt to "un-demonize" her, police said Tuesday.
Christopher Carey, 29, and his wife, 27, were taken to a psychiatric ward Monday and charged with murder. The husband was later transferred to jail.
The Careys were arrested after they were spotted wandering the street naked in the freezing cold with a 7-year-old girl and a 2-year-old boy.
Police spokesman Sgt. John Quigley said the adults indicated they were conducting a ritual that "had something to do with undemonizing the child."
The relationship between the two adults and three children was not immediately clear.
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