The parents of two pairs of sisters removed Sept. 20 from the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries compound in Fouke, Ark., waived probable cause hearings Monday that mean the girls will remain in state custody at least until further hearings on Oct. 21.

Two parents were present for one set of girls while a father appeared alone for the other pair.

None would comment as they entered and left the Miller County Courthouse. Supporters wearing Alamo Ministries T-shirts slipped literature beneath the windshield wiper blades of parked cars and police cruisers as the hearings proce...

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