HISTORICAL FACTS: Michelle zajko - Caught on Camera

Woman linked to cultlike Zizians group charged with murdering her parents

Michelle Zajko has been jailed in Maryland on other charges since February 2025

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Lawyers for Jack 'Ziz' LaSota seek competency review while rejecting 'Zizian' and 'cult' labels

A federal judge is hearing arguments about whether a competency evaluation is needed for the leader of the cultlike Zizians group that has been linked to six deaths

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Member of Zizians group linked to deaths in several states bailed out in Maryland

A member of a group known to outsiders as Zizians that is linked to six deaths was bailed out of jail in Maryland

The Independent UK · Feb 20

‘Zizian’ follower named ‘person of interest’ in her parents’ killing denies all allegations: ‘We aren’t a murder cult’

In a 20-page letter from jail shared with The Independent, the 32-year-old defended her group’s motives and said their namesake Ziz LaSota is on ‘hunger strike’

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

Member of ‘Zizian’ group that’s linked to six deaths says she did not kill her parents: ‘You are being lied to’

Michelle Zajko, 32, insisted that she and her friends have been victims of a smear campaign by ‘stalkers and abusers’ within their old community

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025

Member of Zizian group says she did not kill her parents

The daughter of a Pennsylvania couple whose deaths are among six connected to a cultlike group says she has been falsely accused of killing her parents

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

New gun charges filed against the leader and 2 followers of cultlike Zizian group tied to killings

The leader and two members of a cultlike group that has been connected to six killings in three states face new gun charges in Maryland

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

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 · Feb 23, 2025

Judge orders leaders of cult-like ‘Zizian’ group to be held without bail

Jack LaSota, a blogger known as Ziz, was arrested with two other suspects and tied to a series of six recent killings.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2025

Leader Of Zizians Cult Linked To Six Killings Arrested

Zizian cult members facing charges linked to six killings in multiple states set to appear in Maryland court. Investigation ongoing.

Top News · Feb 18, 2025