A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania
Summary
A woman named Michelle Zajko has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of her parents at their home in Pennsylvania. Authorities believe she was involved along with others in a group called the Zizians, which is linked to multiple deaths across the U.S.Key Facts
- Michelle Zajko was charged with murder, burglary, and conspiracy in the deaths of her parents, Rita and Richard Zajko.
- The parents were shot at their home on New Year’s Eve 2022 in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania.
- Prosecutors say Michelle was either the shooter or worked closely with those who killed her parents.
- Michelle has denied involvement and suggested in court papers her father may have killed her mother and then himself.
- The Zizians are described as a cultlike group of young computer scientists with radical beliefs about veganism, animal rights, gender identity, and artificial intelligence.
- The group has been linked to several deaths, including an attack in California, the Zajkos’ deaths, and a highway shootout in Vermont involving a border agent.
- Michelle is also charged with providing a gun used to kill a U.S. Border Patrol agent in 2025.
- Other members of the group have been arrested on gun, drug, and trespassing charges; their leader denies the group is a cult.
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