Daughter: Man had suicide plan

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- A man charged with killing nine of his children ordered the adult ones to kill their younger siblings and then commit suicide if authorities ever tried to break up his family, one of his daughters told investigators.
Marcus Wesson's nearly decade-old plan to eliminate his family was one of the grisly details revealed Thursday by detectives testifying at the preliminary hearing for the man who allegedly fathered children through polygamy and incest.
More about Wesson's actions and the sexual and physical abuse he used to control his family is expected Monday when the hearing continues.
Wesson preached to his children that he was God, punishing them with a duct-tape covered rod twice a day for a week if they broke his rules, which included not talking to men outside of the family, Detective Carlos Leal testified that one of Wesson's adult daughters told him.
The 20-year-old woman claimed Wesson began molesting her and her sisters when they were as young as 5, Leal said. Officers testified that several of Wesson's daughters and nieces eventually became pregnant by him.