A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania

Key Points:

• Michelle Zajko, a member of the cultlike group known as Zizians, has been charged with murder, burglary, and conspiracy in the shooting deaths of her parents in Pennsylvania on her 30th birthday, with authorities believing she did not act alone.
• The Zajkos were killed on New Year’s Eve after a neighbor’s doorbell camera captured a car arriving and voices shouting; Michelle Zajko denies involvement and has suggested her father may have killed her mother and then himself.
• The Zizians, a group of young computer scientists with radical beliefs, have been linked to multiple deaths and violent incidents across the U.S., including the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent for which Zajko is also charged with providing the gun.
• Michelle Zajko was arrested in Maryland along with other alleged Zizian members, including the group’s leader Jack “Ziz” LaSota, who denies the group is a cult and faces federal gun charges; all face various state charges related to trespassing and illegal possession.
• The Zajkos were killed hours after Rita Zajko reached out to reconcile with her estranged daughter, but the message went unanswered before at least two people entered the home and executed the couple.