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The eyewitness to the ‘Zizians’ murder was murdered weeks before the trial started. Now the only other witness is dying and has lost his memory

Patrick McMillan, 81, testified vividly about the day his ‘best friend’ Curtis Lind was stabbed with a samurai sword — but often struggled to remember details

The Independent UK

The Zizians’ murder trial is as turbulent as you’d expect

Prosecutors aim to prove that Alex Leatham and Suri Dao are responsible for the death of their friend Emma Borhanian. But their case has been dogged by delays, disruptions, and allegations of abusive treatment, Io Dodds reports

The Independent UK

Chaos erupts in courtroom as Zizians member claims an officer said she ‘deserved to be shot for being transgender’

Alexander “Somni” Leatham, a 29-year-old transgender woman from Agoura Hills, was one of five alleged members of the group of radical vegans who appeared in court on Tuesday

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Zizians crime rampage: How six deaths in three states came to be linked to a cult-like group

A traffic stop that led to the shooting death of a border patrol agent in January has cracked open a cult-like group known as the ‘Zizians’, linking some of the members to a slew of killings across the country. Andrea Cavallier takes a look at the their alleged violent rampage

The Independent UK

A timeline of activities of a cultlike group tied to the killing of a Border Patrol agent

Here’s a look at the timeline of events in a series of killings that culminated in a Jan. 20 highways shootout that killed a Border Patrol officer in Vermont

The Independent UK

Inside the ‘Zizians’: How a cultish crew of radical vegans became linked to killings across the United States

They seemed like just another band of anarchist misfits scraping by on the fringes of Silicon Valley — until the deaths began. Io Dodds unravels the complex web of ideology, friendship, and bloody violence that has baffled investigators nationwide

The Independent UK

Killings across three states shine spotlight on cultlike ‘Zizian’ group

Police search for member currently on the run from charges linked to homicides across the US

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A timeline of activities of a cultlike group tied to the killing of a Border Patrol agent

Here’s a look at the timeline of events in a series of killings that culminated in a Jan. 20 highways shootout that killed a Border Patrol officer in Vermont

The Independent UK

What to know about the killing of a Border Patrol agent and ties to a cultlike group

The killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland is tied to a cultlike group that federal prosecutors have linked to five other homicides in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California

The Independent UK

How a traffic stop in Vermont cracked open a cultlike group linked to deaths in multiple states

A traffic stop in Vermont has cracked open a cultlike group called Zizians linked to six deaths in three states

The Independent UK

Woman, 21, accused of killing Border Patrol agent in shooting linked to California stabbing appears in court

Teresa Youngblut faces federal firearms charges in the January 20 death of Agent David Maland

The Independent UK

The ‘murder gang’ of computer whizzkids linked to the killings of a Border Patrol agent and a landlord 3,000 miles apart

Investigators are exploring whether two apparently unrelated murders could be linked, by way of an alleged cult made up of highly educated computer scientists with an interest in animal rights, Andrea Cavallier reports

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