Investigations Into 6 Killings Look to a Fringe Group Known as the Zizians
The violent deaths, including of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont, a landlord in California, and a couple in Pennsylvania, have led law enforcement to a group with obscure ideas.
Who are the cult-like Zizians and how might they be linked to the 2022 killings of two Delco residents?
The group, which espouses rationalist philosophy, are connected to at least 6 homicides in the U.S., potentially including the slayings of a member's parents in Chester Heights.
Zizian leader Jack LaSota: Who is transgender, vegan cult head linked to border agent killing?
Jack "Ziz" Lasota, 34, was arrested Sunday along with Michelle Zajko, 33, and Daniel Blank, 26, Maryland State Police said Monday. They face multiple charges, including trespassing, obstructing and hindering, and possession of a handgun in a vehicle.
Member of Zizians, the California-based cult linked to 6 killings, hit with firearm charge
A member of the cult-like group that’s been linked to multiple killings across the country is facing federal charges that she lied when she bought the guns used in a shootout that left a Border Patrol agent dead last month in Vermont.
Zizians: What we know about the 'cult' linked to six deaths
Jack Lasota, 34, who allegedly leads a group of a few dozen followers known as Zizians, was arrested on Sunday alongside Michelle Zajko, 32, and Daniel Blank, 26, on charges including trespassing and obstruction.
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Daughter of slain Delco couple arrested in Maryland; allegedly connected to cultlike group: police
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Who are the Zizians? Group arrested in Western Maryland had ties to violence across the country
Experts say the loose group is best described as a fringe religious sect, an affinity group or maybe even a small gang.
Arrests shed new light on ‘Zizian’ group tied to multiple homicides, including Minnesotan
The FBI is investigating a string of killings across the nation possibly linked to a group that one expert says has hallmarks ...
In Delaware County neighborhood, recent events align with neighbors’ early beliefs that couple was killed by a cult
Early on, residents on a Chester Heights street suspected the involvement of a cult in the killings of Rita and Richard Zajko ...
‘Zizian’ group members, apparent leader held without bail after being arrested with weapons in Maryland
Members of the "Zizian" cult, along with its apparent leader, were arrested Sunday in Maryland after refusing to leave a ...
A Silicon Valley Intellectual Society Kicked Them Out. Now They’re Tied to a Killing Spree.
In the Bay Area, a place teeming with brainy computer scientists, an intellectual movement called “the rationalists” debates ...
Guns recovered in shootout with Vermont border agents linked to "radical" cult-like group
Federal prosecutors have a new link between a deadly shootout with border agents in Northern Vermont and a cult already tied ...
Criminologist says social media can radicalize cult-like groups with extreme viewpoints
An expert on the psychology behind the rise in cult-like activity online is speaking out about the dangers posed by social ...